strap

strap is a 5-letter English word with 20 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 20 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in flogging.
2. noun. 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.
3. noun. A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.
4. noun. A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.
5. noun. A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
6. noun. A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
7. noun. The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
8. noun. The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
9. noun. A shoulder strap. See under Shoulder.
10. transitive verb. To beat or chastise with a strap.
11. transitive verb. To fasten or bind with a strap.
12. transitive verb. To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor.
13. noun. whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
14. noun. an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
15. noun. a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
16. noun. hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it
17. verb. secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
18. verb. sharpen with a strap

    "strap a razor"

19. verb. tie with a strap
20. verb. beat severely with a whip or rod

    "The teacher often flogged the students"

    "The children were severely trounced"

    Synonyms: flog, lash, lather, slash, trounce, welt, whip

Synonyms

flog, lash, lather, slash, trounce, welt, whip

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in strap:

parts, prats, spart, sprat, tarps, traps

Common word forms

straps, strapped, strapper, strapless, strapping

Words from these letters

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