strapping

[US]/'stræpɪŋ/
[UK]/'stræpɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. tall and powerfully built; robust.

Phrases & Collocations

strapping machine

Example Sentences

a great strapping fellow

they had three strapping sons.

He’s a strapping lad—already bigger than his father.

Widely used in bundling, strapping, wrapping, jointing sealing, color code, the cleaness of wooden blanket, asbestos and etc.

a strapping young man

a strapping young woman

Real-world Examples

Bandages spun up Ron's leg, strapping it tightly to a splint.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

You put away the drink cart and you're strapping in.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

Oh, when I was 22, I was a strapping blonde oak of a man.

Source: Young Sheldon Season 5

The cute little cherubic cloud baby we know as Cupid used to be a strapping young hunk named Eros.

Source: Festival Comprehensive Record

You used to be able to throw a baby in the back seat without strapping it in.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

I took this video last week. Here's a paraplegic patient actually walking by strapping on these exoskeletons.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2014 Collection

Proving the Endozoan Hypothesis would be a colossal effort that involves strapping trackers to a bunch of desert rodents.

Source: Vox opinion

The couple drove home to Kensington Palace after the photocall with William successfully strapping his son into the baby seat.

Source: AP Listening July 2013 Collection

Don't drive without putting on your seatbelt or strapping it on.

Source: Engvid-Adam Course Collection

Oh, you can't fool me -- a strapping man like you.

Source: The Scorpion Maid Season 2

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