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strap

 
 
/stræp/ noun [C]

Translation

a narrow piece of material used to fasten two things together or to carry something
kayış, askı, şerit, bant
a watch strap a bra strap I want a bag with a shoulder strap.1271
strap verb [T] (present participle strapping, past tense and past participle strapped) to fasten something using a strap
kayışla bağlamak
1962
(Definition of strap noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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