1. Muscular and heavily built
   "a strapping boy of eighteen";
   - beefy, burly, husky, buirdly

1. Strips of metal, plastic, etc, used to hold or bind something together
   "They used metal strapping to secure the crates for shipping"
    
2. [US] Strips of wood or metal used for attaching boards to the ceiling, wall, floor, etc.
   "The contractor installed strapping before attaching the drywall"

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]

Derived forms: strappings

See also: robust

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

Antonym: unstrap

Encyclopedia: Strapping