Strap vs Bet - What's the difference?
strap | bet |
A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
* {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
, title=The Dust of Conflict
, chapter=7 A strip of thick leather used in flogging.
* (rfdate) Addison:
Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.
A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.
A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.
# (carpentry, machinery) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
# (nautical) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
(botany) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
(botany) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
A shoulder strap, see under shoulder.
(slang) A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol.
To beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash.
To fasten or bind with a strap.
To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor.
A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
A degree of certainty.
To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.
* Shakespeare
* O. W. Holmes
To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.
(poker) To place money into the pot in order to require others do the same, usually only used for the first person to place money in the pot on each round.
As a noun strap
is a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.As a verb strap
is to beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash.As a proper noun bet is
a diminutive of elizabeth.strap
English
(wikipedia strap)Alternative forms
* (l), (l)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=The patter of feet, and clatter of strap and swivel, seemed to swell into a bewildering din, but they were almost upon the fielato offices, where the carretera entered the town, before a rifle flashed.}}
- A lively cobbler that had scarce passed a day without giving her [his wife] the discipline of the strap .
Derived terms
* boot strap * shawl strap * stirrup strap * strapless * strap beamVerb
Derived terms
* strap on a pair * strap-onAnagrams
*bet
English
Etymology 1
From 16th century criminal slang, likely from abet or (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- Dylan owes Fletcher $30 from an unsuccessful bet.
- It’s a safe bet that it will rain tomorrow.
- It’s an even bet that Jim will come top of the maths test tomorrow
Verb
- John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on his head.
- I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it.
- You bet !
