She stood up in her stirrups to see where the others had gone.
She had to lengthen her stirrup leathers.
Trudy pulled her feet from the stirrups.
He put his feet in the stirrups.
He got his left foot out of the stirrup.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
Stirrup — Stir rup, n. [OE. stirop, AS. stigr[=a]p; st[=i]gan to mount, ascend + r[=a]p a rope; akin to G. stegreif a stirrup. [root]164. See {Sty}, v. i., and {Rope}.] 1. A kind of ring, or bent piece of metal, wood, leather, or the like, horizontal in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stirrup — O.E. stigrap, lit. climbing rope, from stige a climbing, ascent (from P.Gmc. *stigaz climbing; see STAIR (Cf. stair)) + rap (see ROPE (Cf. rope)). Originally a looped rope as a help for mounting. Gmc. cognates include O.N. stigreip, O.H.G.… … Etymology dictionary
stirrup — [stʉr′əp, stir′əp] n. [ME stirop < OE stigrap, akin to Ger stegreif: for IE bases see STILE2 & ROPE] 1. a ring with a flat bottom hung by a strap, usually on each side of a saddle and used as a footrest in mounting and riding 2. any of various … English World dictionary
stirrup — ► NOUN 1) each of a pair of devices attached at either side of a horse s saddle, in the form of a loop with a flat base to support the rider s foot. 2) (also lithotomy stirrups) a pair of metal supports for the ankles used during gynaecological… … English terms dictionary
Stirrup — For the bone, see stapes. For other uses of the word stirrup, see Stirrup (disambiguation). The stirrup is a ring with a flat bottom fixed on a leather strap, usually hung from each side of a saddle by an adjustable strap to create a footrest for … Wikipedia
stirrup — n. 1 each of a pair of devices attached to each side of a horse s saddle, in the form of a loop with a flat base to support the rider s foot. 2 (attrib.) having the shape of a stirrup. 3 (in full stirrup bone) = STAPES. Phrases and idioms:… … Useful english dictionary
Stirrup — This very unusual surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has two possible sources. Firstly, it may be from a metonymic occupational name for a maker of stirrup irons or stirrup leathers (or both), derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century… … Surnames reference
stirrup — Bridle iron Bri dle i ron (Arch.) A strong flat bar of iron, so bent as to support, as in a stirrup, one end of a floor timber, etc., where no sufficient bearing can be had; called also {stirrup} and {hanger}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stirrup — noun Etymology: Middle English stirop, from Old English stigrāp, from stig (akin to Old High German stīgan to go up) + rāp rope more at stair, rope Date: before 12th century 1. either of a pair of small light frames or rings for receiving the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
stirrup — UK [ˈstɪrəp] / US noun [countable] Word forms stirrup : singular stirrup plural stirrups 1) a metal object that supports your foot when you ride a horse 2) a thing that is used for supporting your foot, for example when giving birth 3) a band of… … English dictionary
