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

But even the program’s very accessible yet highly technical content doesn’t obscure the fact that four people were taking a trip strapped in atop a 25-story explosive device.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Virgin Galactic shares closed at an all-time high of $1,188.20 on February 11, 2021, a few months before Branson got strapped in for the world’s first space tourism flight.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Some workers complain that receiving calls and messages can interrupt their recordings, and having a phone strapped to their head is uncomfortable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

In 2024, he and colleagues used smartphones strapped to drones to study GPS jamming in Ukraine.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

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.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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