2. Adjective. (context: of a person informal) muscular ¹
3. Adjective. (slang) armed, having a weapon ¹
4. Adjective. poor ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Strapped
1. strap [v] - See also: strap
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strapped
Literary usage of Strapped
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pye's Surgical Handicraft: A Manual of Surgical Manipulations, Minor Surgery by Walter Pye (1893)
"The ankle, similarly, may be strapped either by narrow strips of linen or leather,
... The look of a properly-strapped testis may be gathered from Fig. ..."
2. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"... of the inhabitants of Mexico are either barefooted or wear a kind of sandal,
consisting of a piece of leather strapped to the foot like a skate. ..."
3. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"We saw a number of water-venders in Zacatecas, whose little tanks (strapped on
their shoulders after the fashion of Italian ..."
4. Lectures, Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the World's Famous by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"We saw a number of water-venders in Zacatecas, whose little tanks (strapped on
their shoulders after the fashion of Italian organ-grinders), contained the ..."
5. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"mun let the big oaf bide here a bit, Jesse,' he says, when he heJ strapped me up
an' given me a dose o' physic; 'an' you an' Liza will tend him, ..."
6. Southern Italy and Sicily: With Excursions to Malta, Sardinia, Tunis, and by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1908)
"Valises should not be left strapped to cycles when sent by rail, owing to the
risk of theft (p. xvii). VIII. Hotels. Pensions. Private Apartments. ..."
7. My First Book: The Experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark by Jerome Klapka Jerome (1897)
"... rushed down into the valley with the movement as of a mighty earthquake, and
the deafening SOMETHING strapped ON ITS BACK sound as of a peal of thunder. ..."
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