strap (strap)
strap
1. a band or slip, as of adhesive plaster, used in attaching parts to each other.
2. to bind down tightly.
Montgomery straps straps of adhesive tape used to secure dressings that must be changed frequently.
strap (str p)n. A strip or piece of adhesive plaster. v. To support or bind a part, especially with overlapping strips of adhesive plaster. |
strap
Etymology: AS, stropp
1 n, a band, such as that made of adhesive plaster, that is used to hold dressings in place or to attach one thing to another.
2 v, to bind securely.
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