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Noun strap has 4 senses
- strap - an elongated leather strip (or or strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
--1 is a kind of leather strip
--1 is a part of baggage, luggage
--1 has particulars:
- strap - hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it
--2 is a kind of hanger
- strap, shoulder strap - a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
--3 is a kind of band
--3 is a part of
- strap - whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
--4 is a kind of whip
--4 has particulars: tawse
Verb strap has 4 senses
- strap - tie with a strap
--1 is one way to tie, bind
Antonyms: unstrap
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
--2 is one way to beat, beat up, work over
Sample sentence:
They want to strap the prisoners
- strap - sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor"
--3 is one way to sharpen
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- strap - secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
--4 is one way to fasten, fix, secure
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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