n :  a flexible band or strip (as of adhesive plaster)
, vt, strapped  strap*ping  1  :  to secure with or attach by means of a strap  2  :  to support (as a sprained joint) with overlapping strips of adhesive plaster .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  stir·rup  strep  strip 
 
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