to strap oneself in

  • 1strap — n. & v. n. 1 a strip of leather or other flexible material, often with a buckle or other fastening for holding things together etc. 2 a thing like this for keeping a garment in place. 3 a loop for grasping to steady oneself in a moving vehicle. 4 …

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  • 2boot strap — See: PULL ONESELF UP BY THE BOOTSTRAPS …

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  • 3boot strap — See: PULL ONESELF UP BY THE BOOTSTRAPS …

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  • 4boot\ strap — See: pull oneself up by the bootstraps …

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  • 5buckle — buckleless, adj. /buk euhl/, n., v., buckled, buckling. n. 1. a clasp consisting of a rectangular or curved rim with one or more movable tongues, fixed to one end of a belt or strap, used for fastening to the other end of the same strap or to… …

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  • 6ar-1*, themat. (a)re-, heavy basis arǝ-, rē- and i-basis (a)rī̆ -, rēi- —     ar 1*, themat. (a)re , heavy basis arǝ , rē and i basis (a)rī̆ , rēi     English meaning: to move, pass     Deutsche Übersetzung: “fũgen, passen”     Note: Root ar 1*, themat. (a)re , heavy basis arǝ , rē and i Basis (a)rī̆ , rēi : “to move …

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  • 7bootstrap — /booht strap /, n., adj., v., bootstrapped, bootstrapping. n. 1. a loop of leather or cloth sewn at the top rear, or sometimes on each side, of a boot to facilitate pulling it on. 2. a means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something: He… …

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  • 8bootstrap — [bo͞ot′strap΄] n. a strap on a boot for pulling it on adj. undertaken or effected without others help [a bootstrap operation] vt. bootstrapped, bootstrapping 1. Informal to cause (esp. oneself) to succeed without the help of others 2. Comput.… …

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  • 9buckle — buckle1 [buk′əl] n. [ME bokel, a buckle, boss of a shield < OFr bocle < LL bucula, beaver, shield < L buccula, cheek strap of a helmet, dim. of bucca, cheek: see BUCCAL] 1. a clasp on one end of a strap or belt for fastening the other… …

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  • 10Glossary of professional wrestling terms — Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of slang, in references, and jargon.[1] Much of it stems from the industry s origins in the days of carnivals and circuses,[2] and the slang itself is often referred to as carny talk. In… …

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