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strapping Definition

strap·ping (-iŋ)

adjective

Informal tall and well-built; robust

Etymology: prp. of strap, used (like thumping, whopping, expressing violent action) to denote large size

strapping* Synonyms

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modif.

big, tall, powerful, muscular, husky; see also heavy 1, high 1, strong 2.

strapping Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • lad: Everyone wants the pretty girls or the strapping lads.
  • fellow: Two strapping fellows sat smoking by the smoldering fire.
  • man: In 1994 I was mugged by three strapping young men who claimed to be in the police drug squad.
  • system: The role will involve selling strapping systems into non food OEM's.
  • girl: Constance is one of those strapping florid girls that go so well with autumn scenery or Christmas decorations in church.
  • six-footer: The strapping six-footer left immediately to join a throng of townsfolk already surging down Kirkhill toward the water's edge.

Used with adjective complement

  • involve: This involved strapping on a heart monitor and checking our fitness levels as we tore around the court.