1. a strip of leather or other material used for sharpening razors
2. a bad mood or fit of anger
Usage: British informal

1. to sharpen on a strop

Examples

• The barber used a leather strop to sharpen his razor.
• He stropped the blade carefully before shaving.
• The old strop hung beside the mirror in the barbershop.
• She stropped the knife on the leather strip.
• The child threw a strop when told it was bedtime.
• Don’t get in a strop over such a small mistake.