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Strapados
- noun - a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
Straphang
- unknown - To travel standing up especially on a train or bus
Strapless
- adjective - a woman's garment that exposes the shoulders and has no shoulder straps
- having no straps; "a strapless evening gown"
Straplike
- adjective - long and narrow like a strap; "straplike leaves"
STRAPLINE
- unknown - a subsidiary heading or caption in a newspaper or magazine
Strappado
- noun - a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
Strappers
- noun - a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got"
Strapping
- verb - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
- muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term"
- secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
- sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor"
- tie with a strap
- Without,or very short of money
Strapwork
- - A kind of ornament consisting of a narrow fillet or band folded, crossed, and interlaced.
Strasberg
- noun - United States actor and film director (born in Austria) who was a leader in developing method acting in the United States (1901-1982)