strapped

a looped band by which an item may be held, pulled, lifted, etc., as a bootstrap or a ring that standing passengers may hold on to in a bus, subway, or the like.

a strop for a razor.

a long, narrow object or piece of something; strip; band.

an ornamental strip or band.

shoulder strap.

watchband.

Machinery. a shallow metal fitting surrounding and retaining other parts, as on the end of a rod. See diag. under exploded view.

Nautical, Machinery, strop ( def 2 ).

verb (used with object)

10.

to fasten or secure with a strap or straps.

11.

to fasten (a thing) around something in the manner of a strap.

12.

to sharpen on a strap or strop: to strap a razor.

13.

to beat or flog with a strap.

Origin:
1565–75; variant of strop

Related forms

strap·pa·ble, adjective

strap·like, adjective

re·strap, verb (used with object), re·strapped, re·strap·ping.

un·der·strap, noun

un·der·strap, verb (used with object), un·der·strapped, un·der·strap·ping.

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World English Dictionary

strap (stræp)

—n
1.	a long strip of leather or similar material, for binding trunks, baggage, or other objects
2.	a strip of leather or similar material used for carrying, lifting, or holding
3.	a loop of leather, rubber, etc, suspended from the roof in a bus or train for standing passengers to hold on to
4.	a razor strop
5.	commerce Compare strip a triple option on a security or commodity consisting of one put option and two call options at the same price and for the same period
6.	derogatory, slang (Irish) a shameless or promiscuous woman
7.	the strap a beating with a strap as a punishment
8.	short for shoulder strap
9.	informal (Austral) hit one's straps to achieve one's full potential or become fully effective

—vb , straps, strapping, strapped
10.	to tie or bind with a strap
11.	to beat with a strap
12.	to sharpen with a strap or strop

[C16: variant of strop]

strapped (stræpt)

—*adj* (often foll by for)
	slang badly in need (of money, manpower, etc); short of

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Word Origin & History

strap

1620, from Scottish and/or nautical variant of strope "loop or strap on a harness" (1357), probably from O.Fr. estrop "strap," from L. stroppus "strap, band," perhaps from Etruscan, ultimately from Gk. strophos "twisted band," from strephein "to turn" (see strophe). O.E.

stropp, Du. strop "halter" also are borrowed from Latin. Slang adj. strapped "short of money" is from 1857, from strap in a now-obsolete sense of "financial credit" (1828). Strapping (adj.) "tall and sturdy," originally applied to women, is from 1657 (cf. whopping, spanking). Straphanger "bus- or subway-rider" first recorded 1905. The verb meaning "to fasten or secure with a strap" is recorded from 1711. Strapless is 1846, of trousers, 1935, of brassieres.

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

strap (strāp)
n.
A strip or piece of adhesive plaster. v. strapped, strap·ping, straps
To support or bind a part, especially with overlapping strips of adhesive plaster.

Slang Dictionary

strap definition

n.
an athlete, not necessarily male. (From jockstrap.) : The guy's a strap all right, but he's not dumb.

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strapped definition

mod.
broke; short of money. : I'm sorry I can't pay you right now. I'm strapped.
mod.
wearing a gun holster. : Be careful. He's strapped. I see it under his jacket.

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Example sentences

He pilots a motorized wheelchair by blowing into a sip-and-puff tube, his pale

hands strapped to the armrests.

They are notorious for catching hold of the kelp on ascent and, if strapped on

the calf, can be difficult to reach.

Wires from those sensors ran through a small preamplifier box strapped to his

lower back and then to a nearby computer.

They strapped me in by an open door, flew low, flew high over the areas that

were interesting.

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