strapped
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strapped
- simple past and past participle of strap
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strapped (not comparable)
- (sometimes in combination) Having a strap or straps.
- 2002, Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski, Textbook of Basic Nursing, page 917:
- The pregnant woman should wear a wide-strapped bra that supports the breasts without causing nipple pressure.
- (of a person, informal) Muscular.
- (slang) Armed; carrying a weapon.
- 1989 April 4, Slick Rick (lyrics and music), “Children's Story”, in The Great Adventures of Slick Rick[1]:
- Punched him in his belly and he gave him a slap, / But little did he know the lil' boy was strapped, / The kid pulled out a gun, he said "Why did ya hit me?" / The barrel was set straight for the cop's kidney
- 2006 October 15, “Margin of Error” (43:48 from the start), in The Wire, season 4, episode 6 (television production), spoken by Omar Little (Michael K. Williams), via HBO:
- I ain't gonna be out here strapped.
- (slang) Poor; broke.
- Synonyms: cash-strapped, strapped for cash
Synonyms edit
- (muscular): ripped
- (without money): see also Thesaurus:impoverished