1. Without or very short of money
   "not so long ago that he was so cash-strapped his debit card was declined"; "After losing his job, he found himself strapped for cash";
   - broke [informal], bust [informal], skint [Brit, informal], stone-broke [N. Amer, informal], stony-broke [Brit, informal], cash-strapped [informal], strapped for cash [informal]

1. Tie with a strap
   "He strapped the luggage to the roof of the car"
    
2. (medicine) secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
   "The athletic trainer strapped the player's ankle before the game"
    
3. Sharpen with a strap
   "strap a razor"
    
4. Beat severely with a whip or rod
   "The sailor was strapd for disobedience";
   - flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, trounce, whale [N. Amer, informal]

See also: poor

Type of: beat, beat up, bind, fasten, fix, secure, sharpen, tie, work over [informal]

Antonym: unstrap

Encyclopedia: Strapped