strapping
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
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.
Browse dictionary entries near strapping
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