n. - A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.
n. - Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use; as, a boot strap, shawl strap, stirrup strap.
n. - A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.
n. - A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.
n. - A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
n. - A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
n. - The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
n. - The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
n. - A shoulder strap. See under Shoulder.
v. t. - To beat or chastise with a strap.
v. t. - To fasten or bind with a strap.
v. t. - To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor.