Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of strap
- in compoundsnot comparablesometimesHaving a strap or straps.
The pregnant woman should wear a wide-strapped bra that supports the breasts without causing nipple pressure.
2002, Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski, Textbook of Basic Nursing, page 917 - not comparableslangArmed; carrying a weapon.
I ain't gonna be out here strapped.
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 HBO1 more example
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
1989 April 4, Slick Rick, “Children's Story”, in The Great Adventures of Slick Rick - not comparableslangPoor; broke.
Families struggling to meet mortgage payments or pay for health care can easily find themselves too strapped to take advantage of school meals, even though they are a bargain.
2010 January 4, Janet Poppendieck, Free for All: Fixing School Food in America, Univ of California Press, →ISBN, page 9Synonyms: cash-strapped, strapped for cash
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveMuscular.
adjectivePoor; broke.
Cite this entry
strapped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strapped
“strapped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strapped. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strapped,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strapped.
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