Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Having a sturdy muscular physique; robust.
  • noun Straps considered as a group.
  • noun Material for making straps.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of fastening with a strap.
  • noun A beating; a whipping.
  • noun Material for straps, or straps in general.
  • Tall; lusty; robust.
  • noun In surgery, the application of strips of adhesive plaster, one overlapping the other so as to cover the surface and make pressure upon it: a method employed in the treatment of ulcers and open wounds.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective colloq. Tall; strong; lusty; large.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of strap.
  • adjective obsolete Of a young woman full of vigor; lusty.
  • adjective Of a person of either sex; Having a sturdy muscular physique; robust.
  • noun Adhesive plaster for strapping injuries.
  • noun A length of narrow material to be used for straps, or straps collectively.
  • noun A beating with a strap.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective muscular and heavily built

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Examples

  • The driver was a big burly guy who was very effecient in strapping first my wheelchair to the van and then me into the chair.

    OK Dave Hingsburger 2007

  • He inquired about my luggage, which I told him would arrive later, then he called a strapping porter who had a chairlike contraption strapped to his back.

    Carson of Venus Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 1875-1950 1939

  • Bad reports were current there of male teachers driven out by a certain strapping lad.

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  • Of course they did ship yesterday, if you call strapping it to the back of a turtle and pointing him in the direction of my house shipping it.

    Cult of Mac 2010

  • Of course they did ship yesterday, if you call strapping it to the back of a turtle and pointing him in the direction of my house shipping it.

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  • Of course they did ship yesterday, if you call strapping it to the back of a turtle and pointing him in the direction of my house shipping it.

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  • Of course they did ship yesterday, if you call strapping it to the back of a turtle and pointing him in the direction of my house shipping it.

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  • “What you see on the Web site is an illusion,” said Croatian tourist Hrvojka Skokovic, who recalled strapping nylon bags to her feet before stepping into a grungy shower during her June 2004 visit.

    Landmark Hotel Pennsylvania Needs Big Dose of Lysol 2006

  • “What you see on the Web site is an illusion,” said Croatian tourist Hrvojka Skokovic, who recalled strapping nylon bags to her feet before stepping into a grungy shower during her June 2004 visit.

    Landmark Hotel Pennsylvania Needs Big Dose of Lysol 2006

  • I doubt that means all Muslims will agree to the notion of strapping on a bomb over their Jockey shorts; but does the religion not insist that when push comes to shove there is an obligation to stand up and be counted as part of the “cause” to crush the infidels.

    Firedoglake » Memorial Day Truth: There Is No “War on Terror” 2006

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