strap
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(verb) secure with a strap; of sprained joints |
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Related Words: fasten, fix, secure |
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(verb) sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor" |
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Related Words: sharpen |
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(verb) tie with a strap |
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Related Words: bind, hopple, tie |
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Antonyms: unstrap |
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(noun) a strip of leather used in flogging |
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Related Words: tawse, whip |
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(noun) an elongated piece of leather (or similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position |
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Related Words: bootstrap, cheekpiece, chin strap, crupper, leather strip, rein, strop |
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(noun) a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag |
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Synonyms: shoulder strap |
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Related Words: band |
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(noun) a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of bus or train; passengers hold onto it |
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Related Words: hanger |
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(verb) beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students" |
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Synonyms: flog, lash, lather, slash, trounce, welt, whip |
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Related Words: beat, beat up, birch, cat, cowhide, flagellate, horsewhip, scourge |
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