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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stir•rup /ˈstɜrəp, ˈstɪr-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a loop, ring, etc., hung from the saddle of a horse to support the rider's foot.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stir•rup (stûr′əp, stir′-, stur′-),USA pronunciation n. - a loop, ring, or other contrivance of metal, wood, leather, etc., suspended from the saddle of a horse to support the rider's foot.
- any of various similar supports or clamps used for special purposes.
- [Naut.]a short rope with an eye at the end hung from a yard to support a footrope, the footrope being rove through the eye.
- Also called binder. (in reinforced-concrete constructions) aU-shaped orW-shaped bent rod for supporting longitudinal reinforcing rods.
- [Anat.]stapes.
- Clothing
- a strap of fabric or elastic at the bottom of a pair of pants, worn around and under the foot.
- stirrups, (used with a pl. v.) close-fitting knit pants with such straps.
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English stigrāp (stige ascent + rāp rope); cognate with German Stegreif
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stirrup /ˈstɪrəp/ n - Also called: stirrup iron either of two metal loops on a riding saddle, with a flat footpiece through which a rider puts his foot for support. They are attached to the saddle by stirrup leathers
- a U-shaped support or clamp made of metal, wood, leather, etc
- one of a set of ropes fastened to a yard at one end and having a thimble at the other through which a footrope is rove for support
Etymology: Old English stigrāp, from stīg path, step (related to Old High German stīgan to move up) + rāp rope; related to Old Norse stigreip, Old High German stegareif |