strapping

[ strap-ing ]

/ ˈstræp ɪŋ /

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adjective

powerfully built; robust.

large; whopping.

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Origin of strapping

First recorded in 1650–60; strap + -ing²

Words nearby strapping

strap-oil, strappado, strapped, strapped for, strapper, strapping, strappy, strapwork, Strasberg, Strasbourg, strass

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strapping²

[ strap-ing ]

/ ˈstræp ɪŋ /

noun

straps collectively.

material used to make a strap or straps: manufacturers of plastic strapping.

Origin of strapping

First recorded in 1800–10; strap + -ing¹

How to use strapping in a sentence

I have no hang ups about strapping boxes to my face for eight hours a day.
The Metaverse Has Already Arrived. Here’s What That Actually Means|Peter Allen Clark|November 15, 2021|Time
The project hired a strapping Swedish ballet dancer to teach her the language, and by the spring of 1962 she was on her way to Sweden on her own — Jane would follow six weeks later after finishing first grade.
The Trip Abroad That Awakened RBG to Feminism|Fiona Zublin|September 19, 2020|Ozy
The strapping 24-year-old Brit is not only one of the hottest young actors in Hollywood but also dating ‘It Girl’ Cara Delevingne.
Angelina Jolie’s New Muse: The Rise of Jack O’Connell, Star of the WWII Epic ‘Unbroken’|Marlow Stern|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Google, the Great Meddler in the Cloud, asks why we would resist strapping cameras and televisions to our heads.
America’s Meddlers Are Our Worst Enemies|Stefan Beck|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

After serving for thirteen years as Det. Elliot Stabler, the strapping actor has transitioned into film.
Life After ‘SVU’: Christopher Meloni on ‘They Came Together,’ Stabler, and His Famous Behind|Marlow Stern|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Oh, and don't forget about Daniel Day-Lewis' finest turn yet—or the comedy of our "strapping young Muslim socialist"-in-chief.
Best White House 'Nerd Prom' Jokes|Ben Teitelbaum, Alex Chancey|May 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The two strapping marshals behind him looked plenty strong enough to have coaxed him to his feet if he had decided otherwise.
9/11 Manhattan Murder Is No Mystery Thanks to Bin Laden Kin Trial|Michael Daly|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some of them were drinking and eating; others were strapping provisions into portable form.
Blazed Trail Stories|Stewart Edward White
Strapping girls they were too; but so closely veiled that it was impossible to see what their features were like.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng
We breakfasted at daybreak, and strapping on our packs, marched down to the lake, prepared to commence our voyage.
In the Wilds of Florida|W.H.G. Kingston
You're as fine, strapping a specimen of a healthy human being as I've ever seen.'
Circus|Alan Edward Nourse
A strapping fellow like myself, not so bad-looking, oft hath his uses not indented in the bond to his overlord.
Robert Annys: Poor Priest|Annie Nathan Meyer

British Dictionary definitions for strapping

strapping

/ (ˈstræpɪŋ) /

adjective

(prenominal) tall and sturdy

Word Origin for strapping

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

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