Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,898,509,757 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

strap

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Acronyms, Idioms, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
strap
1. a loop of leather, rubber, etc., suspended from the roof in a bus or train for standing passengers to hold on to
2. a razor strop
strap
1. A metal plate placed across the junction of two or more timbers to which it is bolted or screwed.
2.See tie beam, 1.
3.See pipe strap.
4. A metal component designed to join a truss and wall plate to a wall.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in classic literature?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
First, a stiff heavy collar just on my neck, and a bridle with great side-pieces against my eyes called blinkers, and blinkers indeed they were, for I could not see on either side, but only straight in front of me; next, there was a small saddle with a nasty stiff strap that went right under my tail; that was the crupper.
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
As the bank passenger-- with an arm drawn through the leathern strap, which did what lay in it to keep him from pounding against the next passenger, and driving him into his corner, whenever the coach got a special jolt--nodded in his place, with half-shut eyes, the little coach-windows, and the coach-lamp dimly gleaming through them, and the bulky bundle of opposite passenger, became the bank, and did a great stroke of business.
A Tale Of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles View in context
He's untying the sheaves, and giving orders, and shouting to the women, and quickly setting straight the strap on the moving wheel.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.