strap

strap /stræp/n

1. a long strip of leather or similar material, for binding trunks, baggage, or other objects
2. a strip of leather or similar material used for carrying, lifting, or holding
3. a loop of leather, rubber, etc, suspended from the roof in a bus or train for standing passengers to hold on to
4. a razor strop
5. a triple option on a security or commodity consisting of one put option and two call options at the same price and for the same period
   Compare strip²
6. irish derogatory slang a shameless or promiscuous woman
7. the strap ⇒ a beating with a strap as a punishment
8. short for shoulder strap
9. hit one's straps ⇒ austral informal to achieve one's full potential or become fully effective

vb (straps, strapping, strapped)(transitive)

1. to tie or bind with a strap
2. to beat with a strap
3. to sharpen with a strap or strop

" Finally, at 7.00 am we are all strapped in and ready to go for what promises to be an experience of a lifetime" The arrivals lounge at Orly airport is a seething mass of red cocacola outfits...