The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HONE which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2009.
Use a strop crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HONE | 91 % | 4 |
| WHET | 9 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Use a strop
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hone
- whet
- strap
- edge
- exercise
- exercising
- shave
- shaven
- honed
- styptic pencil
- bolster
- comb
Crossword Answer definitions
HONE noun- A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.
- To sharpen with a hone; to whet.
- To use a hone to produce a precision bore.
- To refine or master (a skill).
- To make more acute, intense, or effective.
- A kind of swelling in the cheek.
- To grumble.
- To pine, lament, or long.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result HONE
- Perfect
- Use a whetstone
- Fine-tune
- Make perfect
- Perfect, as a skill
- Put an edge on
- Sharpen
- Whet
- Improve with effort
- Apply to an emery wheel