A strap is a narrow piece of leather, cloth, or other material. Straps are used to carry things, fasten things together, or to hold a piece of clothing in place. Nancy gripped the strap of her beach bag She pulled the strap of her nightgown onto her shoulder I undid my watch strap
In audio this term usually applies to multing two signal paths together It is often specifically used in patch-bay jargon and means to connect two patch points together for the sake of making a common signal connection Straps are typically used to connect a top and bottom patchbay jack's normal switches for normalling The way you strap the normalling switches determines whether a patchbay is configured as fully normalled or half normalled These straps are a built-in, hidden feature of many commercially available "plug-and-play" patch bays Sometimes the user can reconfigure them, often by moving jumpers inside the patch bay In professional custom installations, however, the individual straps (normals) must be wired by hand just like the rest of the patch bay
Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use; as, a boot strap, shawl strap, stirrup strap
whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging an elongated leather strip (or or strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it secure (a sprained joint) with a strap sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor"
If you strap something somewhere, you fasten it there with a strap. Strapping the skis on the roof, we boarded the hovercraft in Dover Through the basement window I saw him strap on his pink cycling helmet
This describes ANY object that attaches your instrument to your body for performance This includes the standard guitar strap, the soundhole strap (for classical guitars), and even the innovative {"rotating strap" used by ZZ Top in the "Legs" video (someone PLEASE correct me if I have this wrong!!) Include discussion of strap locks
A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine
Part of some SuperSoakers(tm) which allows them to be carried without needing to use one's hands Straps can also be added to virtually any Super Soaker with a little tweaking