STRAP, n. [L. Strap and strop appear to be from stripping, and perhaps stripe also; all having resemblance to a strip of bark peeled from a tree.] 1. A long narrow slip of cloth or lether, of various forms and for various uses; as the strap of a shoe or boot; straps for fastening trunks or other baggage, for stretching limbs in surgery, &c.2. In botany, the flat part of the corollet in ligulate florets; also, an appendage to the leaf in some grasses.STRAP, v.t. 1. To beat or chastise with a strap.2. To fasten or bind with a strap.3. To rub on a strap for sharpening, as a razor.
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