STRAPPED

Definition: STRAPPED

STRAPPED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Strap

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "STRAPPED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1812. (references)

Slang

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: STRAPPED

I was bound up in a straightjacket, and my gulliver was strapped to a headrest with, like, wires running away from it. Then they clamped like lodlocks on my eyes so that I could not shut them, no matter how hard I tried (A Clockwork Orange; writing credit: Stanley Kubrick)

We strapped it to a homeless guy and he bolted (Seinfeld; writing credit: Andreas Lenze; Bea Schmidt)

He's got stuff strapped to his bike (Cadillac Man; writing credit: Ken Friedman)

Especially not with a pajama wearin' daisy strapped to me wrist (Samurai Jack; writing credit: Paul Waite)

You think a monkey knows he's strapped to the top of a rocket that might explode (The Right Stuff; writing credit: Philip Kaufman; Tom Wolfe)

Knew that I was strapped wit gats (Forgot About Dre; performing artist: Dr. dre)

Strapped in the chair of the city's gas chamber (Paradise City; performing artist: Guns N' Roses)

I had my world strapped against my back (6th Avenue Heartache; performing artist: The Wallflowers)

Gangland Strapped 3 (2001)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Fulled Strapped Always Packed :UNDER (reference)

• Hagar the Horrible: Strapped for Cash (reference)

• The Gypsy With the Violin Strapped to Her Back (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Fully Strapped (reference)

• Strapped Live! [LIVE] (reference)

• We Come Strapped [EXPLICIT LYRICS] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Senior Airman Bobby Ridgeway makes sure that Maj. Kevin Jens is securely strapped into his F-16 during 12th Air Force's Gila Bomb 00-2 competition. Both are from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Jens earned the Best Low-Angle Strafe.

On a launching carts at Dublon, Truk Atoll, 19 November 1945. This appears to be a non-standard "Kaiten", and may be a locally-produced version. Note its very large conning station, apparently strapped atop a torpedo. Credit: NAVY.

Military construction in northern Virginia: five men in three blanket boats strapped together. Credit: Library of Congress.

Woman with heavy load strapped to her back. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Business

Those institutions that have traditionally provided the majority of their services to the public sector are currently financially strapped because of large outstanding debts owed by PAMI and many Obras Sociales. (references)

Civil Liberties

Bolivia

On July 2, demonstrations by small debtors (who had been protesting off and on for over 3 months) outside the Superintendency of Banks turned violent when protesters seized almost 100 hostages and strapped dynamite to some of them; the hostages were released early on July 3. On March 22, acting on the orders of the Minister of Government, police peacefully rounded up and returned about 50 marching protesters to the town of Cocachamba, where they were released upon arrival. (references)

Economic History

Moldova

Debts continue to increase, due in large part to non-payment by enterprises and fiscally strapped institutions, especially at the local Government level. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Beginning with "STRAPPED": strapped-down, strapped-in, strapped-on.

Ending with "STRAPPED": cash-strapped, recession-strapped.

Bulgarian 

закъсал за пари. (various references)

Chinese 

束缚 (Binding, Chained, Chaining, Duress, Pinioned, Pinioning, strapping). (various references)

Danish

strapped-down-system (strapped-down system), stødsamlet og spændt rørforbindelse (butt and strapped joint), undersoeiske roerledninger boer beskyttes katodisk,normalt ved hjaelp af offeranoder i form af baand,der spaendes fast omkring roeret med regelmaessige mellemrum (submarine pipelines should be cathodically protected, usually by means of sacrificial anodes in the form of bracelets strapped at regular intervals around the pipe), overlapning (lap, lap joint, overlap, overlapping, strapped joint), laskeforbindelse (applying joint bars, butt and strapped joint, fish-plating), En slags armeret beton, hvor armeringsjernet ikke forhindrer en revnedannelse, men en ekspansion af revnedannelsen (braced or strapped concrete which is not to prevent fissuring, but the fissures from opening). (various references)

Dutch

versterkt beton dat scheurvorming niet verhindert, doch wel het openen der scheuren (braced or strapped concrete which is not to prevent fissuring, but the fissures from opening), vast bevestigd systeem (strapped-down system), overlappende voeg (lap joint, strapped joint), onderzeese pijpleidingen dienen kathodisch beschermd te zijn,hetgeen gewoonlijk geschiedt door middel van opofferingsanoden in de vorm van stalen banden,die met regelmatige tussenruimten om de pijp zijn aangebracht (submarine pipelines should be cathodically protected, usually by means of sacrificial anodes in the form of bracelets strapped at regular intervals around the pipe), er worden tegenwoordig twee methoden toegepast om d.m.v.opwaartse druk de juiste trekkracht op de riser uit te oefenen;bij de ene methode wordt drijfmateriaal gevormd en aan de stijgbuis bevestigd;bij de andere methode worden concentrische,met lucht gevul (presently, the other applies concentric air-filled chambers to the riser pipe and obtains its buoyancy by entrapped air, there are two techniques being applied to obtain riser tension by buoyancy;one applies flotation material, which is moulded to shape and strapped to the riser pipe). (various references)

Finnish

palstaliitos (butt joint with splice plate, lap joint, splice, strapped joint), jäykästi kiinnitetty järjestelmä (strapped-down system). (various references)

French

système inertiel référencé par rapport au mobile (strapped-down system), les canalisations sous-marines doivent être protégées cathodiquement,d'ordinaire au moyen d'anodes sacrificielles se présentant sous la forme de bracelets solidarisés � la conduite � intervalles réguliers (usually by means of sacrificial anodes in the form of bracelets strapped at regular intervals around the pipe), joint � recouvrement (strapped joint), joint � manchon riveté (butt and strapped joint), béton armaturé, les aciers n'empêchant pas la fissuration mais bien l'ouverture des fissures (braced or strapped concrete which is not to prevent fissuring), � l'heure actuelle,deux techniques sont utilisées pour obtenir la mise en rotation du tube prolongateur par flottabilité:l'une utilise des éléments de flottation moulés pour ceinturer le corps du tube,l'autre fait appel � des chambres remplies d'ai (which is moulded to shape and strapped to the riser pipe). (various references)

German

schnallte, geschnallt, angeschnallt. (various references)

Greek 

ένωση με επίθεση (lap joint, strapped joint), σκυρόδεμα ενισχυμένο με συνδετικές ταινίες,όχι για την αποφυγή ραγισμάτων αλλά για την αποφυγή ανοίγματος των ραγισμάτων (braced or strapped concrete which is not to prevent fissuring, but the fissures from opening), σύνδεση με πρόσθετες πλάκες (butt and strapped joint), προσδεδεμένο σύστημα (strapped-down system), προς το παρόν,χρησιμοποιούνται δύο τεχνικές,για να θέσουμε υπό τάση το Riser δι'επιπλεύσεως:η μία χρησιμοποιεί υλικά επιπλεύσεως,φτιαγμένα γ� (which is moulded to shape and strapped to the riser pipe), αδρανειακό σύστημα ναυτιλίας προσδεδεμένο στο όχημα (strapped-down system), δεμένος με ζώνη (strapped in). (various references)

Italian

sistema inerziale solidale al veicolo (strapped-down system), i tubi di condotte sottomarine dovrebbero essere protette catodicamente,di solito a mezzo di anodi sacrificali che hanno forma di braccialetti e sono fissati con fascetta attorno al tubo ad intervalli regolari (submarine pipelines should be cathodically protected, usually by means of sacrificial anodes in the form of bracelets strapped at regular intervals around the pipe), giunto con manicotto chiodato (butt and strapped joint), cemento rinforzato in cui l'acciaio non impedisce il formarsi di fessure ma evita che queste si aprano (braced or strapped concrete which is not to prevent fissuring, but the fissures from opening), attualmente ci sono due tecniche che vengono applicate per ottenere la tensione del riser a mezzo spinta di galleggiamento;una applica materiale galleggiante sagomato e fissato con fascette al tubo riser,l'altra applica camere d'aria concentriche al tubo (presently, the other applies concentric air-filled chambers to the riser pipe and obtains its buoyancy by entrapped air, there are two techniques being applied to obtain riser tension by buoyancy;one applies flotation material, which is moulded to shape and strapped to the riser pipe). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

腰巾着 (hanger-on, purse strapped round one's waist). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

�"しぎ�"ちゃく (hanger-on, purse strapped round one's waist). (various references)

Korean 

견장을 다�". (various references)

Manx

yeeallt, sthrappit, kianglt (anchored, baled, connected, constipated, constrained, costive, locked, secured, shackled, slurred, tied, tied up). (various references)

Pig Latin

appedstray.(various references)

Portuguese

sistema rígido (strapped-down system), junta sobreposta (lap-joint), junta de união rebitada (butt and strapped joint), betão cintado,os aços não impedem a fissuração mas sim a abertura das fendas (braced or strapped concrete which is not to prevent fissuring, but the fissures from opening). (various references)

Russian 

связывать....стесненный в деньгах. (various references)

Spanish

sistema inercial fijo a la célula (strapped-down system), unión a tope y remachada (butt and strapped joint), junta de recubrimiento (lap joint, strapped joint), hormigón armado, los aceros no impiden la formación de fisuras pero sí la apertura de éstas (braced or strapped concrete which is not to prevent fissuring, but the fissures from opening), actualmente,se utilizan dos tecnicas para conseguir la tension del "riser" por flotabilidad;en una se emplea material flotable que se moldea para rodear y fijarse a la forma tubular del "riser",en la otra se emplean camaras concentricas rellenasde aire di (presently, the other applies concentric air-filled chambers to the riser pipe and obtains its buoyancy by entrapped air, there are two techniques being applied to obtain riser tension by buoyancy;one applies flotation material, which is moulded to shape and strapped to the riser pipe). (various references)

Swedish

överlappningsskarv (lap joint, strapped joint). (various references)

Derivations

Words ending with "STRAPPED": bootstrapped, unstrapped. (additional references)

Misspellings

"STRAPPED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: attrapez, Estrapade, straped, straper, strapper, strept. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: departs, petards, tappers, trapped.

-2 letters: adepts, dapper, daters, depart, derats, drapes, padres, papers, parsed, parted, pasted, paster, paters, petard, prated, prates, rapped, rasped, repast, sapped, sapper, spader, spared, spread, stared, tapers, tapped, tapper, trades, trapes, treads.

-3 letters: adept, apers, apres, apter, asper, aster, dares, darts, dater, dates, dears, derat, drape, drats, drest, padre.

+1 letter: dapperest, preadapts, preadopts, prepasted.

+2 letters: prestamped, suppurated, unstrapped.

+3 letters: strappadoes, transhipped.

+4 letters: bootstrapped, dipterocarps, mousetrapped, tradespeople, transshipped.

+5 letters: apostrophised, apostrophized, lepidopterans, predepartures, preponderates, propaedeutics, superdiplomat, understrapper.