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Showing words for STIRRUP using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Stirrup

irrupts, stirrup

6 Letter Words for Stirrup

irrupt, purist, spruit, turpis, uprist, upstir

5 Letter Words for Stirrup

prius, puist, puris, purrs, ritsu, ritus, rurps, sprit, spurt, sruti, stirp, strip, tirrs, trips, turps, upsit

4 Letter Words for Stirrup

pirr, pirs, pist, pits, pius, prut, ptui, puir, puri, purr, purs, puts, rips, ript, risp, rist, rits, rurp, rust, ruts, situ, spit, spur, sput, stir, suit, supr, supt, tips, tipu, tirr, trip, tuis, tupi, tups, turp, turr, urps, utis

3 Letter Words for Stirrup

ipr, ips, irs, ist, its, pir, pis, pit, piu, prs, psi, pst, pts, pur, pus, put, rip, rit, rps, rpt, rti, rut, sip, sir, sit, spt, sri, str, sui, sup, sur, tip, tis, tiu, tpi, tps, tri, trp, trs, tsi, tsp, tui, tup, tur, uit, ups, urp, urs, ust, uti, uts

Definitions for Stirrup

[1] a loop, ring, or other contrivance of metal, wood, leather, etc., 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] Nautical . a short rope with an eye at the end hung from a yard to support a footrope, the footrope being rove through the eye.
[4] Also called binder. (in reinforced-concrete constructions) a U -shaped or W -shaped bent rod for supporting longitudinal reinforcing rods.
[5] Anatomy . stapes.
[6] a strap of fabric or elastic at the bottom of a pair of pants, worn around and under the foot. stirrups, (used with a plural verb ) close-fitting knit pants with such straps.
[7] 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
[8] a U-shaped support or clamp made of metal, wood, leather, etc
[9] 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
[10] the usual US name for étrier

Words related to Stirrup

clamp, splint, bracer, bearing, buttress, skid, truss, arm, staff, bolster, stanchion, rib, stave, prop, boom, peg, mainstay, grip, girder, rafter

Words nearby Stirrup

stirp, stirpiculture, stirps, stirrer, stirring, stirrup, stirrup bone, stirrup cup, stirrup jar, stirrup leather, stirrup pump

Origin of Stirrup

before 1000; Middle English; Old English stigrāp (stige ascent + rāp rope); cognate with German Stegreif

Other words from Stirrup

stir·rup·less , adjective
stir·rup·like , adjective

Word origin for Stirrup

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

Synonyms for Stirrup

clamp, splint, arm, band, bar, bearing, block, bolster, boom, bracer, bracket, buttress, cantilever, girder, grip, guy, lever, mainstay, peg, prop, rafter, reinforcement, rib, shore, skid, splice, staff, stanchion, stave, stay, strengthener, strut, sustainer, truss, underpinning, vice