strapping

¹

[strap-ing]

adjective

1. powerfully built; robust.

2. large; whopping.

strapping

²

[strap-ing]

noun

1. straps collectively.

2. material used to make a strap or straps.

   manufacturers of plastic strapping.

strapping

/ ˈstræpɪŋ /

adjective

1. (prenominal) tall and sturdy

Word History and Origins

Origin of strapping¹

First recorded in 1650–60; strap + -ing ²

Origin of strapping²

First recorded in 1800–10; strap + -ing ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of strapping¹

C17: from _strap (in the archaic sense: to work vigorously)

Example Sentences

She returned with heavy strapping on her thigh, but it didn't seem to hinder her tennis as she opened the second set with an early break.

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The Italian ultimately progressed after his opponent retired through injury, but he had heavy strapping on his elbow in his quarter-final win over Ben Shelton.

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Lucy tries to mark up her clients’ value to each other, next selling Sophie on a strapping 5-foot-11 bachelor while leaving out that her personal assessment of him is that he’s charmless and boring.

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Bailey was giving DDG their son and strapping him into the rapper-streamer’s car when, according to her filing, she asked when the child would be returned.

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After receiving treatment, he tried to continue wearing heavy strapping and lost serve before deciding it would not be sensible to carry on.

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Related Words

• burly 
• hulking 
• sturdy