STROP Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

strop

verb

Definition of strop

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 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

Verb

Staff with the ice terrace can also sharpen your skates for $15, but you may be required to leave your skates overnight.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
On one side, a wooden basket holds special tools and blades waiting to be sharpened.

— Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of sharpen

Verb

But a mulching mower also does a great job of grinding up leaves.

— David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 7 Nov. 2026
Fallbrook High School has seen numerous momentum swings over the span of time, and just two years after grinding through a winless season, the Warriors were hosting a Friday night playoff game again.

— Rick Hoff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026