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strapped

  [strapt] ,
Use strapped in a Sentence
–adjective
needy; wanting: The company is rather strapped for funds.
Origin:
1775–85; strap + -ed 2

strap

  [strap] ,noun, verb, strapped, strap⋅ping.
–noun
1. a narrow strip of flexible material, esp. leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
2. 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.
3. a strop for a razor.
4. a long, narrow object or piece of something; strip; band.
5. an ornamental strip or band.
6. shoulder strap.
7. watchband.
8. Machinery. a shallow metal fitting surrounding and retaining other parts, as on the end of a rod.
9. 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; var. of strop

Related forms:
strap⋅pa⋅ble, adjective
straplike, adjective
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strap   (strāp)   
n.  

    1. A long narrow strip of pliant material such as leather.

    2. Such a strip equipped with a buckle or similar fastener for binding or securing objects.

  2. A thin flat metal or plastic band used for fastening or clamping objects together or into position.

  3. A narrow band formed into a loop for grasping with the hand.

  4. A razor strop.

  5. A strip of leather used in flogging.

tr.v.   strapped, strap·ping, straps

  1. To fasten or secure with a strap.

  2. To beat with a strap.

  3. To sharpen (a razor, for example).


[Alteration of strop.]
strap'py adj.
strapped   (strāpt)   
adj.   Informal
In financial need: We are strapped for cash right now.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
strap

  1. n.
    an athlete, not necessarily male. (From jockstrap.) : The guy's a strap all right, but he's not dumb.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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strapped

  1. mod.
    broke; short of money. : I'm sorry I can't pay you right now. I'm strapped.
  2. mod.
    wearing a gun holster. : Be careful. He's strapped. I see it under his jacket.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

strap

A combination option made up of two calls and one put. The buyer of a strap profits from large variations in the price of the underlying asset, especially if it moves upward.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2strap
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: strapped; strap·ping
1 : to secure with or attach by means of astrap
2 : to support (as a sprained joint) with overlapping strips of adhesive plaster
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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