A Topical Dictionary: Search for strapping

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English

Pronunciation

Verb

strapping

Adjective

Of a young woman full of vigor; lusty.
Of a person of either sex; Having a sturdy muscular physique; robust.

Translations

Finnish: roteva

Noun

adhesive|Adhesive plaster for strapping injuries.
A length of narrow material to be used for straps, or straps collectively.

Translations

Finnish: side

io:strapping te:strapping vi:strapping

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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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Strapping \Strap"ping\, a.
Tall; strong; lusty; large; as, a strapping fellow. [Colloq.]
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There are five and thirty strapping officers gone.
--Farquhar.
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WordNet strapping
adj : muscular and heavily built; "a beefy wrestler"; "had a tall
burly frame"; "clothing sizes for husky boys"; "a
strapping boy of eighteen"; "`buirdly' is a Scottish
term" [syn: beefy, burly, husky, buirdly]

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 strapping
See strap

Moby Dictionary
adipose , bastinado , basting , battery , beating , beefy , belting ,
big-bellied , bloated , blowzy , bosomy , bouncing , brawny , buffeting ,
burly , buxom , caning , chubby , chunky , clubbing ,
corporal punishment , corpulent , cowhiding , cudgeling , distended ,
doughty , drubbing , dumpy , fat , fattish , flagellation , flailing ,
fleshy , flogging , forceful , forcible , forcy , full , full-blooded ,
full-strength , fustigation , gross , gutsy , gutty , hale , hard ,
hard as nails , hardy , hearty , heavyset , hefty , hippy ,
horsewhipping , husky , imposing , iron-hard , lacing , lashing , lusty ,
meaty , mighty , nervy , obese , obstinate , overweight , paunchy ,
pistol-whipping , plump , podgy , portly , potbellied , potent ,
powerful , pudgy , puffy , puissant , pursy , rawhiding , red-blooded ,
robust , robustious , roly-poly , rotund , rugged , scourging , spanking ,
square , squat , squatty , stalwart , steely , stocky , stout , stripes ,
strong , strong as brandy , strong as strong , strong-willed , sturdy ,
swingeing , switching , swollen , thick-bodied , thickset , thrashing ,
top-heavy , trouncing , truncheoning , tubby , vigorous , well-fed ,
whipping