strapping

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US /ˈstræpɪŋ/
adj noun verb Freq #24594

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Having a sturdy muscular physique; robust.

    But while the two strapping front men battered Foster, they could not better him, and in the absence of tangible reward for his creative efforts, Pennant almost took matters into his own hands, curling a low free-kick inches wide of Foster's left-hand upright.

  2. 2
    noun

    Adhesive plaster for strapping injuries.

    Jones had heavy strapping on his left thigh and it was tempting to wonder what José Mourinho, his manager at Manchester United, will have made of it in a week of withdrawals from Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur players.

  3. 3
    adj

    muscular and heavily built

  4. 4
    verb

    present participle and gerund of strap

  5. 5
    adj

    (of a young woman) full of vigor; lusty.

  6. 6
    noun

    A length of narrow material to be used for straps, or straps collectively.

  7. 7
    noun

    A beating with a strap.

  8. 8
    noun

    The act of fastening with a strap.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 adj · muscular and heavily built husky
More able-bodiedathleticatlanteanbeefybrawnybrolicbuffbuiltbuirdlyburlycyclopeandeep-rooted
Opposites
feeblefrailobesepunyscrawnyweak
Word family
Derived forms strappingly

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