stirrup

About 0.54 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.
2. 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.
3. noun A portable, flexible ladder-like device used in climbing.
4. noun A stapes.
5. noun A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope.
6. noun A bent rebar wrapped around the main rebars to reinforce against shear stress.
7. adjective Referring to women's pants/trousers: being of a form, commonly worn by women, that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot.

Similar words

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Word family

stirrups