as in to sharpen
to make sharp or sharper
at the museum they showed us how men used to strop razors with leather bands before the days of disposable blades
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Recent Examples of strop
To strop, draw your knife backward from heel to tip.
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Craig Caudill,
Field & Stream,
13 July 2023
The Department of Transportation said the policy was in response to Beijing's refusal to allow a resumption of flights to China by U.S. carriers that stropped flying to China due to U.S. coronavirus restrictions.
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Harold Maass,
TheWeek,
4 June 2020
Sometimes a leafy twig is selected, and before this can be used the chimpanzee has to strop off the leaves.
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National Geographic,
17 Apr. 2019
There’s little thunder, no off-piste mental excursions, no sense of a writer stropping his razor.
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New York Times,
9 July 2018
Craig Caudill,
Field & Stream,
13 July 2023
The Department of Transportation said the policy was in response to Beijing's refusal to allow a resumption of flights to China by U.S. carriers that stropped flying to China due to U.S. coronavirus restrictions.
—
Harold Maass,
TheWeek,
4 June 2020
Sometimes a leafy twig is selected, and before this can be used the chimpanzee has to strop off the leaves.
—
National Geographic,
17 Apr. 2019
There’s little thunder, no off-piste mental excursions, no sense of a writer stropping his razor.
—
New York Times,
9 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strop
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These brief activity breaks — also known as exercise snacks — not only fight the effects of sitting still for too long but also have been shown to improve blood flow, protect your heart and sharpen your focus.
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But events in students’ lifetimes also played a role in sharpening their opinions.
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Miami ground its way to two NBA Finals and a conference finals in the last seven seasons through a mix of elite player development, coach Erik Spoelstra’s wizardry, #Heatculture and a soft conference, but this is something entirely different.
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Vozinha’s two decades grinding through clubs in Portugal, Angola, Moldova, Cyprus, and Slovakia; teammates who play their club football across Europe and North America, from Villarreal and Benfica to Major League Soccer.
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“Strop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strop. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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