Definition of
1
[ adjective ] muscular and heavily built

Synonyms

husky burly beefy buirdly

Examples

"a beefy wrestler" "had a tall burly frame" "clothing sizes for husky boys" "a strapping boy of eighteen" (`buirdly' is a Scottish term "a buirdly lad of twelve")

Related terms

Scotland robust

*

Rhymes with

trapping rapping wrapping tapping tramping stripping grasping tripping stopping snapping topping typing stumping lapping mapping napping sopping dropping stooping piping shopping popping clapping ripping flapping roping taping thumping mopping whopping scraping gasping camping seeping sipping drooping dripping ping shipping shaping kidnapping kidnaping flopping dumping warping carping gulping creeping sweeping worshipping sloping slipping sleeping groping grouping gossiping gripping galloping whopping chomping jumping overlapping burping gaping coping nipping leaping keeping whipping weeping chipping enveloping walloping developing peacekeeping housekeeping landscaping clipping whipping limping helping equipping safekeeping bookkeeping

Phonetic and Homophones

S T R AE1 P IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

stripping strap_hinge striping starving straphanger starveling strapper strappado Sterba Stravinsky star_apple stroppy striving strap_fern stirrup stir_up Sterope starvation

To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste
text link
 
About us Privacy Legal Contact us

Nearby in alphabetical order

  • Definition of strapless
  • Definition of straplike
  • Definition of strappado
  • Definition of strapper
  • Definition of strapping
  • Definition of strasbourg
  • Definition of Strasburg
  • Definition of strassburg
  • Definition of Strasser