Strap on In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Strap on", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tonia Thai calendar 2021-08-03 09:08

Meaning of Strap on

Strap on American British informal

To fasten or affix to someone or something for keeping safe
 

Firefighters strapped on safety harness carefully before rushing in the flame on the third floor.

Jane always straps the seatbelt on whenever he is on the car.

We intended to go trekking, and for that reason, we had to strap on a secure line.

Other phrases about:

strap down

To secure or tie someone or something down (to something).

stick up

1. To protrude or stand upright.

2. To attach something to a high point on a vertical surface so that it may be viewed or displayed.

3. To lift and keep something aloft.

4. To rob someone or something with a gun or other weapons.

 

strap (someone or something) with (something)

1. To tie someone or something by something; to attach something onto someone or something.
2. To bother someone with something disagreeable or problematic.

lash (someone, something, or oneself) to (something)

If you say that you lash someone/something/oneself to something, you mean that you fasten he/she/it to something.

Grammar and Usage of Strap on

Verb Forms

  • Strap on
  • strapped on
  • Straps on
  • Strapping on

The verb "strap" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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