strapped

American  

[strapt] / stræpt /

adjective

1. needy; wanting.

   The company is rather strapped for funds.

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strapped British  

/ stræpt /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• well-strapped adjective

Etymology

Origin of strapped

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

Example Sentences

Ralph Belmonte, a resident of Grange Road for 47 years, said a postman discovered the body on the road after having mistaken it for a dummy strapped to the roof of a driving car.

From BBC

If you should happen to dream up a scene in which a man runs screaming around the jungle with a wild boar strapped to his head, he’s the obvious pick to pull it off.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those concepts feel vital in a year that strapped concrete boots on our national mood and left us urgently wishing for renewal.

From Salon

These additional long-term obligations are another sign that Oracle will be “significantly strapped for capital” and could have difficulty maintaining its investment-grade credit rating, Luria wrote in a Friday note.

From MarketWatch

The strapped family eking out an existence on $500,000 featured in one such piece had fully-funded retirement and college plans, payments on two luxury cars, “date nights” every other week ... you get the drift.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• impoverished