strap

🇺🇸 /stræp/ 🇬🇧 /stræp/
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-C2
noun
R

a long, thin piece of material used to hold things together or carry things

The strap on my bag broke, so I had to carry it in my arms.

verb
R

to fasten something with a strap

Please strap your suitcase closed before we leave.

R

to wrap a strap around an injured body part

The doctor told me to strap my sprained wrist for support.

translation

n. a long, thin piece of material used to hold things together or carry things
v. to fasten something with a strap; to wrap a strap around an injured body part

Word Forms

3rd Present straps
Past strapped
Perfect strapped
Progressive strapping
Plural straps