strap
Definitions
General English
- noun a long flat piece of material used to attach something
- verb to fasten something with a strap
Aviation
- noun a long narrow strip of fabric with a buckle
Construction
- A metal plate fastened across the intersection of two or more timbers.
- noun a blocked-out strip, usually at the bottom of a picture, over which text can be placed and easily read
Military
- noun a long thin piece of webbing or leather, which forms part of a soldier’s load-bearing equipment or is used to fasten objects together
Slang
- noun a gun, in the argot of street gangs and other criminals. By 2005 the term was in use in London, too.
- noun a humorous synonym for jock
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