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English

Verb

strapped

Adjective

In the Context of muscular
In the Context of armed, having a weapon

Derived terms

strapped for cash

vi:strapped

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Strap \Strap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Strapped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Strapping.]
1. To beat or chastise with a strap.
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2. To fasten or bind with a strap. --Cowper.
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3. To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a
razor.
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WordNet strap
n 1: an elongated leather strip (or or strip of similar material)
for binding things together or holding something in
position
2: hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the
ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it
3: a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or
bag [syn: shoulder strap]
4: whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging
v 1: tie with a strap [ant: unstrap]
2: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged
the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn:
flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, trounce]
3: sharpen with a strap; "strap a razor"
4: secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
[also: strapping, strapped]

WordNet strapped
See strap

Moby Dictionary
badly off , beat , beggared , bound , broke , busted , destitute ,
distressed , down to bedrock , embarrassed , feeling the pinch ,
fettered , flat , flat broke , fortuneless , hampered , handcuffed ,
hard up , ill off , impecunious , in Queer Street , in bonds ,
in chains , in irons , in narrow circumstances ,
in reduced circumstances , in straitened circumstances , ironbound ,
land-poor , manacled , narrow , on the edge , oofless , out of pocket ,
penurious , pinched , poor , poorly off , reduced , shackled , short ,
short of cash , short of funds , short of money , squeezed ,
stone-broke , stony , straitened , tethered , tied , tied down , tied up ,
trammeled , unmoneyed , unprosperous