straped

Adjective

strapped (not comparable)

1. (in-compounds, sometimes) Having a strap or straps.
   • The pregnant woman should wear a wide-strapped bra that supports the breasts without causing nipple pressure.2002, Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski, Textbook of Basic Nursing, page 917
2. (informal) Muscular.

   Synonyms:

   ripped

3. (slang) Armed; carrying a weapon.
   • Punched him in his belly and he gave him a slap, / But little did he know the lil' boy was strapped, / The kid pulled out a gun, he said "Why did ya hit me?" / The barrel was set straight for the cop's kidney1989 April 4, Slick Rick, “Children's Story”, in The Great Adventures of Slick Rick
4. (slang) Poor; broke.
   • Families struggling to meet mortgage payments or pay for health care can easily find themselves too strapped to take advantage of school meals, even though they are a bargain.2010 January 4, Janet Poppendieck, Free for All: Fixing School Food in America, Univ of California Press, →ISBN, page 9

   Synonyms:

   cash-strapped, strapped for cash