noun

1. A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for honing a razor, in this sense also called razor strop.

2. A bad mood or temper (see stroppy.)

3. A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.

Synonyms: huff

verb

1. To strap.

2. (recorded since 1842; now most used) To hone (a razor) with a strop.

   “One should strop the razor before each shave.”