strapping C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈstræpɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #24594 Meanings 1 adj (of a person) tall, strong, and healthy-looking. Their son had grown into a strapping young man. 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 ↔ Opposites feeblefrailobesepunyscrawnyweak Word family Derived forms strappingly Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # strapping **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈstræpɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 24594 ## Meanings 1. (of a person) tall, strong, and healthy-looking. 2. Adhesive tape or material used to bind and support injuries. ## Examples - Their son had grown into a strapping young man. - He had heavy strapping on his left thigh after the game. ## Synonyms - able-bodied - athletic - atlantean - beefy - brawny - brolic - buff - built - buirdly - burly - cyclopean - deep-rooted ## Antonyms - feeble - frail - obese - puny - scrawny - weak ## Derived Forms - strappingly ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown