strap

UK: /ˈstræp/ US: /stræp/ ,(strap)

Inflections of 'strap' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

straps

v 3rd person singular

strapping

v pres p

strapped

v past

strapped

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

strap /stræp/   n., v., strapped, strap•ping. 
n. [countable]

1. a narrow strip of material, esp. leather, used for holding things together:
   a shoulder strap for my suitcases.
2. a looped band by which an item may be held, pulled, or lifted.

v. [~ + object]

3. to secure, put in place, or fasten with a strap:
   He strapped his snowshoes on.
4. to beat or whip with a strap.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

strap (strap),  n., v., strapped, strap•ping. 

n. 

1. a narrow strip of flexible material, esp. leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
2. a looped band by which an item may be held, pulled, lifted, etc., as a bootstrap or a ring that standing passengers may hold on to in a bus, subway, or the like.
3. a strop for a razor.
4. a long, narrow object or piece of something;
   strip;
   band.
5. an ornamental strip or band.
6. Clothing See shoulder strap. 
7. Time watchband.
8. Mechanical Engineering [Mach.] a shallow metal fitting surrounding and retaining other parts, as on the end of a rod. See diag. under exploded view. 
9. Mechanical Engineering, Nautical, Naval Terms [Naut., Mach.] strop (def. 2).

v.t. 

10. to fasten or secure with a strap or straps.
11. to fasten (a thing) around something in the manner of a strap.
12. to sharpen on a strap or strop:
    to strap a razor.
13. to beat or flog with a strap.

• variant of strop 1565–75

strap′pa•ble, adj. 
strap′like′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

strap / stræp/ noun

1. a long strip of leather or similar material, for binding trunks, baggage, or other objects
2. a strip of leather or similar material used for carrying, lifting, or holding
3. a loop of leather, rubber, etc, suspended from the roof in a bus or train for standing passengers to hold onto
4. a razor strop
5. a triple option on a security or commodity consisting of one put option and two call options at the same price and for the same period
   Compare strip25
6. a shameless or promiscuous woman
7. the strap ⇒ a beating with a strap as a punishment
8. short for shoulder strap
9. hit one's straps ⇒ to achieve one's full potential or become fully effective

verb (straps, strapping, strapped)(transitive)

1. to tie or bind with a strap
2. to beat with a strap
3. to sharpen with a strap or strop

Etymology: 16th Century: variant of strop