ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STROP
(In nautical use: a strip of rope): via Middle Low German or Middle Dutch strop, ultimately from Latin stroppus, from Greek strophos cord.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STROP
PRESENT
Present
I strop
you strop
he/she/it strops
we strop
you strop
they strop
Present continuous
I am stropping
you are stropping
he/she/it is stropping
we are stropping
you are stropping
they are stropping
Present perfect
I have stropped
you have stropped
he/she/it has stropped
we have stropped
you have stropped
they have stropped
Present perfect continuous
I have been stropping
you have been stropping
he/she/it has been stropping
we have been stropping
you have been stropping
they have been stropping
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I stropped
you stropped
he/she/it stropped
we stropped
you stropped
they stropped
Past continuous
I was stropping
you were stropping
he/she/it was stropping
we were stropping
you were stropping
they were stropping
Past perfect
I had stropped
you had stropped
he/she/it had stropped
we had stropped
you had stropped
they had stropped
Past perfect continuous
I had been stropping
you had been stropping
he/she/it had been stropping
we had been stropping
you had been stropping
they had been stropping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will strop
you will strop
he/she/it will strop
we will strop
you will strop
they will strop
Future continuous
I will be stropping
you will be stropping
he/she/it will be stropping
we will be stropping
you will be stropping
they will be stropping
Future perfect
I will have stropped
you will have stropped
he/she/it will have stropped
we will have stropped
you will have stropped
they will have stropped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been stropping
you will have been stropping
he/she/it will have been stropping
we will have been stropping
you will have been stropping
they will have been stropping
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would strop
you would strop
he/she/it would strop
we would strop
you would strop
they would strop
Conditional continuous
I would be stropping
you would be stropping
he/she/it would be stropping
we would be stropping
you would be stropping
they would be stropping
Conditional perfect
I would have strop
you would have strop
he/she/it would have strop
we would have strop
you would have strop
they would have strop
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been stropping
you would have been stropping
he/she/it would have been stropping
we would have been stropping
you would have been stropping
they would have been stropping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you strop
we let´s strop
you strop
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
stropping
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STROP»
Discover the use of
strop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
strop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
How to Make a Self-Honing Razor Strop MANY men do not know how to hone a,
razor. Twice a year they give their good razor to a barber or a tool grinder to hone
, and it is often returned with the temper so far gone that it will not hold an edge.
2
Milady's Standard Professional Barbering.
a razor. To obtain the best results, a new canvas strop should be thoroughly
broken in. A daily hand-finish treatment Will keep the strop's surface smooth and
in readiness for stropping. A canvas strop should be given the following treatment
: 1.
3
Milady's Standard Professional Barbering
a razor. To obtain the best results, a new canvas strop should be thoroughly
broken in. A daily hand-finish treatment will keep the strop's surface smooth and
in readiness for stropping. A canvas strop should be given the following treatment
: 1.
THE FREE RADIUMITE RAZOF AND DOLLAR STROP MEN OF AMERICA King
Radiumite Sends You Pardon Throw away your "safeties* and other unnatural,
amateurish, scraping, smarting, ripping, inhuman shaving devices. Shave in the ...
5
The boy's manual of seamanship and gunnery
cut the ends off, work the service up to the splice, and finish it off; the strop is then
ready for placing the block and thimble in place. When the block and thimble are
in place, put a temporary seizing on, and with a couple of small wedges made ...
6
Admiralty Manual of Seamanship
l. Four-parted Strop. Unlay the strand (after the wire has been measured off and
cut) and mark it off from one end to a distance equal to the sum of twice the length
of the grommet, twice the circumference of the wire, and half the tucking ...
7
The Life And Adventures Of Henry Smith, The Celebrated Razor ...
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series.
8
The Magazine of Domestic Economy
project beyond the others, and, under the magnifier, have the appearance of
angular projecting steel bars. Many of these are left by the hone, and give great
anguish if not removed. If the strop be used differently from the manner described
, ...
9
The Newberg Report 2010
November 8, 2008 According to Jack Etkin of the Rocky Mountain News, the
Rangers have signed 23-year-old shortstop-turned-reliever Pedro Strop – maybe
as much as a month and a half ago – after Colorado snuck him off the 40-man ...
The canvas side of the strop should be rubbed with soap. The following day both
surfaces should be rubbed with a round glass bottle until a glazed surface
appears. Stropping a hollow-ground razor • Hang the strop on the hook then hold
the ...
Stephanie Henderson-Brown, Catherine Avadis, 2004
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STROP»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
strop is used in the context of the following news items.
Pedro Strop's struggles linger in Cubs' 4-2 loss
Manager Joe Maddon reiterated his faith in Pedro Strop, but the Chicago Cubs' usually reliable setup reliever has experienced a mercurial season that could ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
Costas will apologize to Strop
Strop pointed skyward and Costas told the Post-Dispatch Saturday that, in the past, he has been critical of too many players pointing skyward for the most routine ... «STLtoday.com, Jun 15»
Bob Costas To Apologize For Epically Raw Burn On Pedro Strop
Costas opined that Strop must be asking a dead relative for forgiveness for that “atrocious performance” after getting yanked for allowing a home run and two ... «Deadspin, Jun 15»
Pedro Strop earns the save Saturday
Cubs reliever Pedro Strop was brought on to close out the Nationals Saturday. In a 4-2 game with no outs in the ninth and one runner on base, manager Joe ... «FantasyPros, Jun 15»
Grote: The Story Behind Pedro Strop's Crooked Hat
“Anybody who knows baseball knows that bullpens will go through ups and downs throughout the course of a season,” Cubs reliever Pedro Strop said. «CBS Local, May 15»
QPR flop Mauro Zarate BANNED and fined two weeks' wages for …
Zarate has been banned by the west London club for his strop and hit with a hefty fine. The 28-year-old has featured just four times for the Hoops since making ... «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
BBC Breakfast Presenter Steph McGovern Throws A 'Strop' On …
An frustrated BBC Breakfast presenter was caught on camera as she stormed off exasperated with technical problems. Steph McGovern was reporting live from ... «Huffington Post UK, Apr 15»
Helicopter death: use of wrong 'strop' killed man, 68 in Victoria
Findings by air safety investigators that a rescue “strop'' used to winch a 68-year-old hunter to a helicopter during a 2013 rescue attempt in northeast Victoria ... «The Australian, Apr 15»
Romanian footballer refuses to accept red card before throwing a …
... red card against Steaua Bucuresti, he was a bit upset at the prospect of his team finishing their fifth game in a row without victory - so he threw his best strop on ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
Cubs and Pedro Strop avoid arbitration with one-year deal
Strop was arbitration-eligible for the second time this winter. The 29-year-old right-hander requested a $3 million salary for 2015 and was offered $2 million by ... «NBCSports.com, Feb 15»
