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strapped

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strapped

  1. simple past and past participle of strap

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strapped (not comparable)

  1. (sometimes in combination) Having a strap or straps.
    • 2002, Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski, Textbook of Basic Nursing, page 917:
      The pregnant woman should wear a wide-strapped bra that supports the breasts without causing nipple pressure.
  2. (of a person, informal) Muscular.
  3. (slang) Armed; carrying a weapon.
  4. (slang) Poor; broke.
    Synonyms: cash-strapped, strapped for cash
    • 2010 January 4, Janet Poppendieck, Free for All: Fixing School Food in America, Univ of California Press, →ISBN, page 9:
      Families struggling to meet mortgage payments or pay for health care can easily find themselves too strapped to take advantage of school meals, even though they are a bargain.

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