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strap on

strap·onUK /ˈstɹæpɒn/noun, verb

strap on is a noun meaning “Alternative form of strap-on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled S-T-R-A-P-O-N and has 2 syllables (strap·on). The plural of strap on is strap-ons or strap ons.

What does strap on mean?

noun

  1. 1

    Alternative form of strap-on.

verb

  1. 1

    To don a strap-on.

adjective

as strap-on
  1. 1

    That can be attached using one or more straps.

  2. 2

    Of a booster rocket, that is mounted on the outside of a launch vehicle (typically around the first stage) to provide an additional boost at lift-off, ultimately separating after the first few minutes of ascent.

noun

as strap-on
  1. 1

    A strap-on booster.

  2. 2

    informalAn artificial phallus attached with a strap, usually a dildo.

  3. 3

    informalSynonym of keytar (“keyboard supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders”).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How do you pronounce strap on?

  • UK /ˈstɹæpɒn/
  • British /ˈstɹapɔn/
  • /ˈstɾapɔn/

Strap on has 2 syllables, split strap·on in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-strap-on.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Forms of strap on

  • strap-ons plural
  • strap ons plural
  • straps on present, singular, he/she/it
  • strapping on participle, present
  • strapped on participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Words people confuse with strap on

Also written: strapon (one word or two).

Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).

Strap on in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

In the sense artificial phallus:

LanguageWords
Frenchgode-ceinture
GermanStrap-on, Umschnalldildo
Portuguesecintaralho
Spanishpene femenino, arnés, arnés pene, consolador con arnés, cinturonga

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.

Where does strap on come from?

From strap + on.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).