strapped
[ strapt ]
/ stræpt /
adjective
needy; wanting: The company is rather strapped for funds.
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Definition for strapped (2 of 2)
strap
[ strap ]
/ stræp /
noun
verb (used with object), strapped, strap·ping.
Origin of strap
First recorded in 1565–75; variant of strop
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British Dictionary definitions for strapped (1 of 2)
strapped
/ (stræpt) /
adjective
(postpositive often foll by for) slang badly in need (of money, manpower, etc); short of
British Dictionary definitions for strapped (2 of 2)
strap
/ (stræp) /
noun
verb straps, strapping or strapped (tr)
Word Origin for strap
C16: variant of strop
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Medical definitions for strapped
strap
[ străp ]
n.
A strip or piece of adhesive plaster.
v.
To support or bind a part, especially with overlapping strips of adhesive plaster.
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