strapping

C1 Topic:People & Society
US /ˈstræpɪŋ/
adj noun verb Freq #24594

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    (of a person) tall, strong, and healthy-looking.

    Their son had grown into a strapping young man.

  2. 2
    noun

    Adhesive tape or material used to bind and support injuries.

    He had heavy strapping on his left thigh after the game.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · (of a person) tall, strong,... husky
More able-bodiedathleticatlanteanbeefybrawnybrolicbuffbuiltbuirdlyburlycyclopeandeep-rooted
Word family
Derived forms strappingly

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