strapado
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
straphanger
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a commuter who uses public transportation
straphanger
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a standing subway or bus passenger who grips a hanging strap for support
strapless
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a woman's garment that exposes the shoulders and has no shoulder straps
strapless
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ having no straps; "a strapless evening gown"
straplike
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ long and narrow like a strap; "straplike leaves"
strappado
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a form of torture in which the hands are tied behind a person's back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists, then allowed to drop until their fall is checked with a jerk by the rope
strapper
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got"
strapping
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term"
strasberg
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ United States actor and film director (born in Austria) who was a leader in developing method acting in the United States (1901-1982)
strasbourg
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ city on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border; an inland port
strassburg
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ city on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border; an inland port
stratagem
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a maneuver in a game or conversation