n.
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: strapped ; strap · ping
Date: 1711
1 a (1) : to secure with or attach by means of a strap (2) : to support (as a sprained joint) with overlapping strips of adhesive plaster b : BIND , CONSTRICT
2 : to beat or punish with a strap
3 : STROP
4 : to cause to suffer from an extreme scarcity <is often strapped for cash>