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strapple

/ˈstɹæp.əl/

strapple verb: to bind with a strap; strap; entangle.

Verb

strapple (third-person singular simple present strapples, present participle strappling, simple past and past participle strappled)

  1. (transitive) To bind with a strap; strap; entangle.
    • Sansen-tsuki is thrown from the full-frontal hachiji-dachi position, fists inverted and on the waist, knees bent and legs spread as if you were trying to strapple railroad tracks.2010, Davis Miller, The Tao of Bruce Lee: A Martial Arts Memoir

Forms of strapple

third-person singular presentstrapples
present participlestrappling
past participlestrappled
paststrappled

Origin of strapple

From strap + -le.

Words that rhyme with strapple

Questions about strapple

What does strapple mean?
Strapple means to bind with a strap; strap; entangle.
What part of speech is strapple?
Strapple is a verb.
How do you pronounce strapple?
Strapple is pronounced /ˈstɹæp.əl/.
What is the past tense of strapple?
The past tense of strapple is strappled.

Words near strapple in the dictionary

  1. strapping tape
  2. strapping tapes
  3. strapping up
  4. strappingly
  5. strappings
  6. strapple
  7. strappled
  8. strapples
  9. strappling
  10. strappy
  11. strappy top

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