strapped

[strapt]

adjective

1. needy; wanting.

   The company is rather strapped for funds.

strapped

/ stræpt /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• well-strapped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of strapped¹

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

Example Sentences

It released videos of pigeons strapped with joint-sized backpacks before revealing the move was a marketing stunt.

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Mark Wood was at Lilac Hill with the left hamstring that suffered tightness on the opening day heavily strapped.

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Delaite wore a helmet, a camera strapped to his chest, and a water supply draped around his back.

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One hallmark of aging gracefully—and what makes retirement activities worthwhile—is continuous learning, and learning over those four months came strapped to our bike.

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At a secret training base in a forest near Moscow, twenty young pilots competed for the honor of being strapped to the top of a rocket.

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Related Words

• impoverished