Unscramble straps

Definition of strap

noun:

• an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position.
• hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it.
• a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag. Synonyms: shoulder strap.
• whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging.

verb:

• tie with a strap. Antonyms: unstrap.
• 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.
• sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor".
• secure (a sprained joint) with a strap.

Related words

birch, bootstrap, cat, cheekpiece, cowhide, crupper, flagellate, hobble, hopple, horsewhip, latchet, leather, noseband, nosepiece, rein, scourge, strop, switch, tawse.

Words nearby

satrap, scrap, strad, straw, stray, strep, strip, strop, trap.

Rhymes with

cap, chap, clap, crap, entrap, flap, frap, gap, hap, jap, lap, lapp, map, nap, pap, rap, recap, sap, scrap, slap.