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stir·rup
(stûr′əp, stĭr′-)n.
1. A flat-based loop or ring hung from either side of a horse's saddle to support the rider's foot in mounting and riding; a stirrup iron.
2. A part or device shaped like an inverted U in which something is supported, held, or fixed.
3. A rope on a ship that hangs from a yard and has an eye at the end through which a footrope is passed for support.
4. See stapes.
[Middle English stirope, from Old English stīgrāp : stīgan, to mount; see steigh- in Indo-European roots + rāp, rope.]
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stirrup
(ˈstɪrəp)n
1. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) Also called: stirrup iron either of two metal loops on a riding saddle, with a flat footpiece through which a rider puts his foot for support. They are attached to the saddle by stirrup leathers
2. (Building) a U-shaped support or clamp made of metal, wood, leather, etc
3. (Nautical Terms) nautical one of a set of ropes fastened to a yard at one end and having a thimble at the other through which a footrope is rove for support
4. (Mountaineering) the usual US name for étrier
[Old English stigrāp, from stīg path, step (related to Old High German stīgan to move up) + rāp rope; related to Old Norse stigreip, Old High German stegareif]
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stir•rup
(ˈstɜr əp, ˈstɪr-, ˈstʌr-)n.
1. a loop, ring, or other contrivance suspended from the saddle of a horse to support the rider's foot.
2. any of various similar supports or clamps used for special purposes.
3. a short rope with an eye at the end hung from a yard to support a footrope.
4. (in reinforced-concrete constructions) a U-shaped or W-shaped bent rod for supporting longitudinal reinforcing rods.
5. stapes.
6.
a. a strap of fabric or elastic at the bottom of a pair of trousers, worn around and under the foot.
b. stirrups, (used with a pl. v.) close-fitting knit trousers with such straps.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English stigrāp (stige ascent + rāp rope), c. Old High German stegareif]
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| Noun | 1. |  stirrup - support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet gosaddle - a seat for the rider of a horse or camel support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" |
| 2. | stirrup - the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea auditory ossicle - ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum - the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear |
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stirrup
n → Steigbügel m (also Anat)
stirrup
:stirrup cup
n → Abschiedstrunk m
stirrup pump
n → Handspritze f
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stirrup
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