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strapped

[ strapt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

strapped

/ stræpt /

slang.
postpositiveoften foll byfor badly in need (of money, manpower, etc); short of

First recorded in 1775–85; strap + -ed ²

However, the Air Force is so strapped for people that the ratio has dropped below even that reduced level.

A burly Belgian, strapped with grenades and ammunition, towered above them.

These days cash-strapped Italy is handing out restoration initiatives to just about anyone willing to pay the bill.

They threw off their bags of crops and strapped him to the back.

Strapped for medical staff and lacking in the resources needed to treat the 5,338 suspected cases, the numbers are soaring.

He wore an olive green coat, yellow waistcoat, and light grey trousers, strapped over his boots.

The few necessities the girls were taking were rolled in slickers and strapped behind their saddles.

Mark's preparations were soon made, but the roll which he strapped behind his saddle was much larger than he generally took.

When Chloe was a babe strapped on her mother's shoulders, they were stolen from Africa and packed in a ship.

He leaned weakly against the table to which I was strapped, his eyes on mine glazing over with death.

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