strap
1. an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position (Freq. 2)
• Hypernyms:
leather strip
• Hyponyms:
bootstrap, cheekpiece, chin strap, crupper, latchet,
noseband, nosepiece, rein, strop
• Part Holonyms:
baggage, luggage
2. hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train;
passengers hold onto it
• Hypernyms:
hanger
3. a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
• Syn:
shoulder strap
• Hypernyms:
band
• Part Holonyms:
brace, suspender, gallus, brassiere, bra,
bra, chemise, shimmy, shift, slip,
teddy, golf bag
4. whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
• Hypernyms:
whip
• Hyponyms:
tawse
1. tie with a strap (Freq. 1)
• Ant:
unstrap
• Hypernyms:
tie, bind
• Hyponyms:
hopple, hobble
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
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
• Derivationally related forms:
trouncing (for: trounce), lash (for: lash), whip (for: whip), whipper (for: whip), whipping (for: whip), welt (for: welt), flogging (for: flog)
• Hypernyms:
beat, beat up, work over
• Hyponyms:
flagellate, scourge, leather, horsewhip, switch,
cowhide, cat, birch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They want to strap the prisoners
3. sharpen with a strap
- strap a razor
• Hypernyms:
sharpen
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
• Topics:
medicine, practice of medicine
• Hypernyms:
fasten, fix, secure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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