strapped

[ strapt ]

adjective

1. needy; wanting:

   The company is rather strapped for funds.

strapped

/ stræpt /

adjective

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

Other Words From

• well-strapped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of strapped¹

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

Example Sentences

As I drove away from our ranch that day, too nervous to wait for the formal evacuation order to come, I found myself in a line of cars doing the very same, belongings strapped to their roofs.

From Ozy

For 2,200 miles, with 20 pounds or so strapped to my back, I reinforced the muscles that had always made me bowlegged, my feet aimed toward ten and two from Georgia to Maine.

From Outside Online

Folded in half, the Monopod can simply be tossed into a pack’s water-bottle pocket or easily strapped to its exterior.

From Outside Online

Essential workers in particular are being forced to make difficult choices about their children’s care — many essential-worker jobs are lower wage — and many child care providers are in strapped situations.

From FiveThirtyEight

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• impoverished