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adj
Referring to women's pants/trousers: being of a form, commonly worn by women, that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: equestrianism, hobbies, horses, lifestyle, pets, sports
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noun
Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.
A portable, flexible ladder-like device used in climbing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: aider, étrier
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noun
A stapes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A bent rebar wrapped around the main rebars to reinforce against shear stress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
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noun
support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: stirrup iron
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Broader terms: support
noun
the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: stapes
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: auditory ossicle
History
From Middle English stirop, stirope, from Old English stiġrāp (“stirrup”), a compound of stiġe ("ascent, descent, a going up or down"; related to stīġan (“to climb”)) and rāp (“rope”), equivalent to sty + rope. Cognate with Dutch stegereep, stegelreep (“stirrup”), Old Saxon stigerēp (“stirrup”), Middle High German stereip, stegreif ("stirrup"; > German Stegreif (“improvisation”)), Icelandic stigreip (“stirrup”).
Across languages
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