strap
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7.2
- noun
- /stræp/
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- Back in my mum's day, kids used to get the strap for speaking Maori.
- a leather strap
Examples
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He reminisced about how his father would use the strap as a method of discipline when he acted out.
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My mother said I needed whipping, and my father gave me the strap.
Fiction book (2000) -
"Dougie, you want the strap or the switch?"
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In years past, the cane or strap were preferred forms of punishment.
Academic text (1994) -
Since Papa died six months ago, Ridley had taken to slapping her or even flogging her with a strap when she displeased him.
Fiction book (2002) -
The teacher warned the students that they would receive the strap if they misbehaved again.
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In the past, children sometimes received the strap for minor infractions at school.
Synonyms
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3.5
A long thin tool with a handle and a flexible end used for hitting
15
9.9
A whip with nine cords used to punish people
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6.3
The flexible leather strip at the end of a whip
2
9.6
A long leather whip that people use to punish someone
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9.9
A whip with nine knotted cords used to beat people as punishment, often on ships or in prisons
1
9.9
A short leather whip for guiding horses
A leather strap once used to hit students as punishment in schools
A whip made from a bull's skin used to drive animals
A heavy whip used in Russia long ago to punish prisoners
A narrow strip of leather used to tie or fasten things
Compounds
A fern with narrow, strap-like leaves that grows from Florida to Argentina
- Specialized
A fern with long flat pale green leaves that grows on trees or the ground in warm, wet places
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Strap once meant a leather strip that could be used as a belt or a lash, so people used such a strip for punishment. That's why a strap can mean a whip or a piece of leather used to beat someone.