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View usage for: (stræpɪŋ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]If you describe someone as strapping, you mean that they are tall and strong, and look healthy. [approval] He was a bricklayer–a big, strapping fellow. Synonyms: well-built, big, powerful, robust More Synonyms of strapping strapping in British English (ˈstræpɪŋ) adjective(prenominal) tall and sturdy Word origin C17: from strap (in the archaic sense: to work vigorously) strapping in American English (ˈstræpɪŋ) adjective Informal tall and well-built; robust Word origin prp. of strap, used (like thumping, whopping, expressing violent action) to denote large size Examples of 'strapping' in a sentencestrapping Definition tall, strong, and healthy-looking He was a bricklayer - a big, strapping fellow. Additional synonymsDefinition muscular The place was packed with beefy ex-footballers. Synonyms brawny, strong, powerful, athletic, strapping, robust, hefty (informal), muscular, swole (slang), hench (informal), sturdy, stalwart, bulky, burly, stocky, hulking, well-built, herculean, sinewy, thicksetDefinition of great or considerable size, weight, number, or capacity Australia's a big country. Synonyms large, great, huge, giant, massive, vast, enormous, considerable, substantial, extensive, immense, spacious, gigantic, monumental (informal), mammoth, bulky, burly, colossal, stellar (informal), prodigious, hulking, ponderous, voluminous, elephantine, ginormous (informal), humongous or humungous (informal), sizable or sizeable, supersize Oscar turned out to be a brawny young man. Synonyms muscular, strong, powerful, athletic, strapping, hardy, robust, vigorous, hefty (informal), sturdy, stalwart, bulky, burly, husky (informal), fleshy, beefy (informal), lusty, well-built, sinewy, thickset, well-knit, thewy - strap
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Related terms ofstrapping Additional synonymsDefinition large and thick of build He was a big, burly man. Synonyms brawny, strong, powerful, big, strapping, hefty, muscular, swole (slang), hench (informal), sturdy, stout, bulky, stocky, hulking, beefy (informal), well-built, thicksetDefinition large in size, weight, or amount The hefty farmer moved the hay bales with ease. Synonyms big, strong, massive, strapping, robust, muscular, burly, husky (informal), hulking, beefy (informal), brawnyDefinition (of a man) big and strong a very husky young man, built like a football player Synonyms muscular, powerful, strapping, rugged (US, Canadian), hefty, burly, stocky, beefy (informal), brawny, thicksetDefinition having great physical strength a big, powerful man Synonyms strong, strapping, mighty, robust, vigorous, potent, energetic, sturdy, stalwartDefinition sturdily built His robust physique counts for much in the modern game. Synonyms strong, tough, powerful, athletic, well, sound, fit, healthy, strapping, hardy, rude, vigorous, rugged (US, Canadian), muscular, swole (slang), hench (informal), sturdy, hale (old-fashioned), stout, staunch, hearty, husky (informal), in good health, lusty, alive and kicking, fighting fit, sinewy, brawny, in fine fettle, thickset, fit as a fiddle (informal), able-bodiedDefinition strong and sturdy I was never in any danger with my stalwart bodyguard around me. Synonyms strong, strapping, robust, athletic, vigorous, rugged (US, Canadian), manly, hefty (informal), muscular, sturdy, stout, husky (informal), beefy (informal), lusty, sinewy, brawnyDefinition (of a person) healthy, strong, and unlikely to tire or become injured She was a short, sturdy woman in her early sixties. Synonyms robust, hardy, vigorous, powerful, athletic, muscular, swole (slang), hench (informal), stalwart, staunch, hearty, lusty, brawny, thickset |