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STRAP

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Irregular inflected forms: strapped    , strapping   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("strap" is a kind of...):

whip (an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strap"):

tawse (a leather strap for punishing children)

Derivation:

strap (beat severely with a whip or rod)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("strap" is a kind of...):

leather strip (implement consisting of a strip of leather)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strap"):

bootstrap (a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on)

cheekpiece (either of two straps of a bridle that connect the bit to the headpiece)

chin strap (a strap attached to a hat; passes under the chin and holds the hat in place)

crupper (a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward)

latchet (a leather strap or thong used to attach a sandal or shoe to the foot)

noseband; nosepiece (a strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose)

rein (one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse)

strop (a leather strap used to sharpen razors)

Holonyms ("strap" is a part of...):

baggage; luggage (cases used to carry belongings when traveling)

Derivation:

strap (secure (a sprained joint) with a strap)

strap (tie with a strap)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag

Synonyms:

shoulder strap; strap

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("strap" is a kind of...):

band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))

Holonyms ("strap" is a part of...):

golf bag (golf equipment consisting of a bag for carrying golf clubs and balls)

chemise; shift; shimmy; slip; teddy (a woman's sleeveless undergarment)

bandeau; bra; brassiere (an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts)

brace; gallus; suspender (elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural))

Sense 4

Meaning:

Hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("strap" is a kind of...):

hanger (anything from which something can be hung)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Secure (a sprained joint) with a strap

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "strap" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Domain category:

medicine; practice of medicine (the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

strap (an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Sharpen with a strap

Example:

strap a razor

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "strap" is one way to...):

sharpen (make sharp or sharper)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Tie with a strap

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "strap" is one way to...):

bind; tie (fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strap"):

hobble; hopple (strap the foreleg and hind leg together on each side (of a horse) in order to keep the legs on the same side moving in unison)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Antonym:

unstrap (remove the strap or straps from)

Derivation:

strap (an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Beat severely with a whip or rod

Example:

The children were severely trounced

Synonyms:

flog; lash; lather; slash; strap; trounce; welt; whip

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "strap" is one way to...):

beat; beat up; work over (give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strap"):

flagellate; scourge (whip)

leather (whip with a leather strap)

horsewhip (whip with a whip intended for horses)

switch (flog with or as if with a flexible rod)

cowhide (flog with a cowhide)

cat (beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails)

birch (whip with a birch twig)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to strap the prisoners

Derivation:

strap (whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging)

Credits

 Context examples: 

His hands and feet were securely strapped together, and he bore over one eye the marks of a violent blow.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But The Hornet was run by a set of clean-shaven, strapping young men, frank buccaneers who robbed everything and everybody, not excepting one another.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Pile our things on her, while I get off these confounded skates, cried Laurie, wrapping his coat round Amy, and tugging away at the straps which never seemed so intricate before.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

When they returned to the castle the Wicked Witch beat them well with a strap, and sent them back to their work, after which she sat down to think what she should do next.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

Dummling did not think long, but went straight into the forest, where in the same place there sat a man who was tying up his body with a strap, and making an awful face, and saying: I have eaten a whole ovenful of rolls, but what good is that when one has such a hunger as I?

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

The German lay upon the sofa sleeping stertorously with a strap round his upper arms and another round his legs.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

And that he should have such a strapping son and heir to carry on the race of Avon!

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This was a signal for him to strap on his pack and stumble onward, he knew not where.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Hal was a youngster of nineteen or twenty, with a big Colt’s revolver and a hunting-knife strapped about him on a belt that fairly bristled with cartridges.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

All night they led their horses, stumbling and groping through wild defiles and rugged valleys, following the guidance of a frightened peasant who was strapped by the wrist to Black Simon's stirrup-leather.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)