strapple

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/ˈstɹæp.əl/

verb

To bind with a strap; strap; entangle.

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Meanings

verbstrapple (third-person singular simple present strapples, present participle strappling, simple past and past participle strappled)

present singular third person strapples · participle present strappling · participle past strappled · past strappled

  1. transitiveTo bind with a strap; strap; entangle.

    Sansen-tsuki is thrown from the full-frontal hachiji-dachi position, fists inverted and on the waist, knees bent and legs spread as if you were trying to strapple railroad tracks.

    2010, Davis Miller, The Tao of Bruce Lee: A Martial Arts Memoir

Origin

From strap + -le.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with strapple

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Cite this entry
APA

strapple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strapple

MLA

“strapple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strapple. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strapple,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strapple.

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