as in to sharpen
to make sharp or sharper
at the museum they showed us how men used to strop razors with leather bands before the days of disposable blades
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Recent Examples of strop
To strop, draw your knife backward from heel to tip.
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Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
The Department of Transportation said the policy was in response to Beijing's refusal to allow a resumption of flights to China by U.S. carriers that stropped flying to China due to U.S. coronavirus restrictions.
—Harold Maass, TheWeek, 4 June 2020
Sometimes a leafy twig is selected, and before this can be used the chimpanzee has to strop off the leaves.
—National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019
There’s little thunder, no off-piste mental excursions, no sense of a writer stropping his razor.
—New York Times, 9 July 2018
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Different games sharpen different skills—and video games may have an edge over traditional board games by demanding faster, more flexible thinking.—
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But in a city with a dire housing shortage, the gap has sharpened scrutiny of policies that critics say make building in Kansas City more difficult.—
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And Robbins isn’t alone in translating an early—and humble—grind into success.—
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Downtown tunnel closures The rail grinding project will also be coordinated with the weekend closures of the Downtown subway tunnel to combine efforts in the area and reduce the impact on riders.—
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“Strop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strop. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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