"strap-on" meaning in English

See strap-on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈstɹæpɒn/ [UK], /ˈstɹæpɑn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-strap-on.wav
Rhymes: -æpɒn Etymology: From strap + on. Etymology templates: {{af|en|strap|on}} strap + on Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} strap-on (not comparable)
  1. That can be attached using one or more straps. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-strap-on-en-adj-fGsQxhoV
  2. (astronautics) Of a booster rocket, that is mounted on the outside of a launch vehicle (typically around the first stage) to provide an additional boost at lift-off, ultimately separating after the first few minutes of ascent. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Astronautics, Rocketry
    Sense id: en-strap-on-en-adj-WPcFJNSe Disambiguation of Rocketry: 2 47 36 4 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 53 17 5 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 68 10 4 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 52 15 5 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 56 13 3 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 52 14 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 5 46 22 7 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 5 49 18 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 5 52 14 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 4 49 19 6 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 55 14 6 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 49 18 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 5 49 18 6 23 Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈstɹæpɒn/ [UK], /ˈstɹæpɑn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-strap-on.wav Forms: strap-ons [plural]
Rhymes: -æpɒn Etymology: From strap + on. Etymology templates: {{af|en|strap|on}} strap + on Head templates: {{en-noun}} strap-on (plural strap-ons)
  1. (astronautics) A strap-on booster. Categories (topical): Astronautics
    Sense id: en-strap-on-en-noun-vW1thtP2 Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (informal) An artificial phallus attached with a strap, usually a dildo. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Sex Translations (artificial phallus): gode-ceinture [masculine] (French), στραπόν (strapón) [neuter] (Greek), beltislimur [masculine] (Icelandic), स्ट्रॅप-ऑन (sṭrĕp-ŏn) (Marathi), cintaralho [masculine] (Portuguese), pene femenino [masculine] (Spanish), arnés [masculine] (Spanish), arnés pene [masculine] (Spanish), consolador con arnés [masculine] (Spanish), cinturonga [feminine] (Spanish), strap-on [common-gender] (Swedish), löskuk [common-gender] (Swedish), strapon (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-strap-on-en-noun-I3al8Pi8 Disambiguation of Sex: 4 20 20 42 14 Disambiguation of 'artificial phallus': 11 82 7
  3. (informal, music) Synonym of keytar (“keyboard supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders”). Tags: informal Categories (topical): Musical instruments Synonyms: keytar [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-strap-on-en-noun-V4O5R-5t Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: strap on a pair

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(astronautics) Of a booster rocket, that is mounted on the outside of a launch vehicle (typically around the first stage) to provide an additional boost at lift-off, ultimately separating after the first few minutes of ascent."
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      "ipa": "/ˈstɹæpɒn/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈstɹæpɑn/",
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      ]
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}

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    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Icelandic translations",
    "Terms with Marathi translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations",
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      "text": "→ Swedish: strap-on"
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      "text": "→ Turkish: strapon"
    },
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          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: страпо́н (strapón)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Ukrainian: страпо́н (strapón)"
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          "ref": "1987 March, James Schefter, “The Other Shuttles”, in Popular Science, volume 230, number 3, →ISSN, page 76:",
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        "(astronautics) A strap-on booster."
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        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
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        "An artificial phallus attached with a strap, usually a dildo."
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          "strap",
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        "(informal) An artificial phallus attached with a strap, usually a dildo."
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          "text": "If you want a portable keyboard, a strap-on could be the answer. Strap-ons have been around since Billy Preston and Edgar Winter used to sling Univox electric pianos around their necks in the pre-MIDI days of the early ’70s.",
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        "(informal, music) Synonym of keytar (“keyboard supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders”)."
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "artificial phallus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gode-ceinture"
    },
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "strapón",
      "sense": "artificial phallus",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "artificial phallus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beltislimur"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
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      "roman": "sṭrĕp-ŏn",
      "sense": "artificial phallus",
      "word": "स्ट्रॅप-ऑन"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "artificial phallus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "artificial phallus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pene femenino"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "artificial phallus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arnés"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "artificial phallus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "arnés pene"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "artificial phallus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "consolador con arnés"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "artificial phallus",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cinturonga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "artificial phallus",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "artificial phallus",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "löskuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "artificial phallus",
      "word": "strapon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "strap-on"
}

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