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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024strop /strɑp/USA pronunciation n., v., stropped, strop•ping. n. [countable] - a device for sharpening razors, esp. a strip of leather that is easily turned or twisted.
v. [~ + object] - Mechanical Engineeringto sharpen on or as if on a strop:The barber stropped his razor before shaving his customer.
See -stroph-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024strop (strop),USA pronunciation n., v., stropped, strop•ping.
n. - any of several devices for sharpening razors, esp. a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Nautical, Naval Terms, Mechanical EngineeringAlso, strap.
- Mechanical Engineeringa rope or a band of metal surrounding and supporting a block, deadeye, etc.
- Mechanical Engineeringa metal band surrounding the pulley of a block to transmit the load on the pulley to its hook or shackle.
- Mechanical Engineeringa rope sling, as for handling cargo.
- Mechanical Engineeringa ring or grommet of rope.
v.t. - Mechanical Engineeringto sharpen on or as if on a strop.
- Latin stroppus, variant of struppus strap
- bef. 1050; Middle English (noun, nominal), Old English; cognate with Dutch, Low German strop; all probably
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: strop /strɒp/ n - a leather strap or an abrasive strip for sharpening razors
- a rope or metal band around a block or deadeye for support
- chiefly Brit informal a temper tantrum: he threw a strop and stormed off
vb (strops, stropping, stropped)- (transitive) to sharpen (a razor, etc) on a strop
Etymology: 14th Century (in nautical use: a strip of rope): via Middle Low German or Middle Dutch strop, ultimately from Latin stroppus, from Greek strophos cord; see strophe |