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strap

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/stɹæp/ English

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noun

  1. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
  2. A strip of thick leather used in flogging.
  3. Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.
  4. A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.

verb

  1. To beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash.
  2. To fasten or bind with a strap.
  3. To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop“to strap a razor”

noun

  1. A secondary heading, especially one printed above another.
  2. A memorable slogan attached to a commercial brand.

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