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noun

Definition of strapnext
as in belt
a narrow and usually flat piece of a material that is used for fastening, holding together, or wrapping something She had the nervous habit of fiddling with the strap of her watch.

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verb

as in to rope

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Recent Examples of strap
Noun
The slingback sandal features a curvaceous strap design that leaves the foot mostly bare, while a stiletto heel boosts the style. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 July 2026 Arguably the brand’s most recognizable style, the Arizona’s double-strap design has universal appeal. — Selene Oliva, Vogue, 16 July 2026
Verb
Princess Kate later revealed that William had spent time practicing for that precise moment by strapping a doll inside the car seat. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 19 June 2026 Companies run teleoperation farms where people strap into VR rigs and exoskeletons and pilot robots through the same dull tasks over and over, logging every motion as training data. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for strap
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strap
  1. belt
  2. rope
  3. tape
  4. wire
  5. tie
  6. thread
Noun
  • The audience is a sea of cowboy hats, dinner-plate-sized belt buckles, and snakeskin boots.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
  • The organization had tightened its belt in recent years, stripping away some amenities and keeping departments on tight budgets to rebuild reserves.
    — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of belt
Verb
  • Climbers who rope up together learn from one another, with no strict hierarchy.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Some of those startups started in the San Francisco Bay area, where AI dating apps are hosting parties, speed dating, coffee meet-ups and other in-person events to rope people into using their new service.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of rope
Noun
  • Stream cassette tapes wirelessly through headphones or speakers, and even choose between batteries or USB-C for portable power.
    — Sofia Goldstein, SPIN, 17 July 2026
  • In recent years, the two nights of the Creative Arts Emmys have been edited into a tape delayed special on FXX; talks are ongoing to bring that back this year with the first two nights of the Emmys.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of tape
Verb
  • And what comes through the social gate is going to wire that child’s brain.
    — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
  • One major market is treating the synthetic dollar as an unregistered security; another is wiring it into the plumbing of a half-trillion-dollar asset manager.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 15 June 2026
Definition of wire
Verb
  • The 4-point play gave Mitchell her fourth 30-point game of the season, tied for the most in a single season in franchise history, and extended her franchise record to 15 30-point outings.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Odysseus insisted on hearing their song and was tied to the mast.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of tie
Verb
  • As Sourcing Journal has been reporting, artificial intelligence is threading through nearly all of these investments, though rarely as a standalone product.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
  • Loosely Wrapped Over a Pair of Fluid Trousers Pleated pants, a striped button-up shirt, and summer-ready accessories elevate to a whole new level with Chan Luu’s cashmere and silk scarf threaded through the belt loops.
    — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 16 July 2026
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“Strap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strap. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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