strap
verb/stræp/
/stræp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they strap | /stræp/ /stræp/ |
| he / she / it straps | /stræps/ /stræps/ |
| past simple strapped | /stræpt/ /stræpt/ |
| past participle strapped | /stræpt/ /stræpt/ |
| -ing form strapping | /ˈstræpɪŋ/ /ˈstræpɪŋ/ |
- strap somebody/something + adv./prep. to fasten somebody/something in place using a strap or straps
- He strapped the knife to his leg.
- Everything had to be strapped down to stop it from sliding around.
- Are you strapped in (= wearing a seat belt in a car, plane, etc.)?
Extra Examples- He strapped his gun belt on.
- His money belt was securely strapped around his waist.
- Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy.
- Make sure your passengers are strapped in.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- safely
- securely
- firmly
- …
- around
- round
- in
- …
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- strap something (up) to wrap long, narrow pieces of material around a wound or an injured part of the body synonym bandage
- I have to keep my leg strapped up for six weeks.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting a trap for birds, also a piece of timber fastening two objects together): dialect form of strop ‘strip of leather used for sharpening razors’.
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