Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Strap \Strap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Strapping}.]
1. To beat or chastise with a strap.
2. To fasten or bind with a strap. --Cowper.
3. To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a
razor.
Source : WordNet®
strap
v 1: tie with a strap [ant: {unstrap}]
2: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged
the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn:
{flog}, {welt}, {whip}, {lather}, {lash}, {slash}, {trounce}]
3: sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor"
4: secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
[also: {strapping}, {strapped}]
strap
n 1: an elongated leather strip (or or strip of similar material)
for binding things together or holding something in
position
2: hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the
ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it
3: a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or
bag [syn: {shoulder strap}]
4: whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
[also: {strapping}, {strapped}]
strapped
See {strap}