strapped
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Adjective
Having a strap or straps.
Usage- In compounds
- not-comparable
- sometimes
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The pregnant woman should wear a wide-strapped bra that supports the breasts without causing nipple pressure.
Muscular.
Usage- Informal
- not-comparable
- of a person
Armed; carrying a weapon.
Usage- not-comparable
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Punched him in his belly and he gave him a slap, / But little did he know the lil' boy was strapped, / The kid pulled out a gun, he said "Why did ya hit me?" / The barrel was set straight for the cop's kidney
I ain't gonna be out here strapped.
Poor; broke.
Usage- not-comparable
- Slang
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Families struggling to meet mortgage payments or pay for health care can easily find themselves too strapped to take advantage of school meals, even though they are a bargain.