"strapping" in the verb sense
1. strap
tie with a strap
2. flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
beat severely with a whip or rod
"The teacher often flogged the students"
"The children were severely trounced"
3. strap
sharpen with a strap
"strap a razor"
4. strap
secure (a sprained joint) with a strap
"strapping" in the adjective sense
1. beefy, burly, husky, strapping, buirdly
muscular and heavily built
"a beefy wrestler"
"had a tall burly frame"
"clothing sizes for husky boys"
"a strapping boy of eighteen"
"`buirdly' is a Scottish term"
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