strapping noun 4adjective 2forms 3 noun4 •Adhesive plaster for strapping injuries. •A length of narrow material to be used for straps, or straps collectively. •A beating with a strap. •The act of fastening with a strap. adjective2 •Having a sturdy muscular physique; robust.As he waited for his seminar to begin, a “very tall, handsome” man walked in. “He was strapping,” Browde recalled decades later, and everyone looked up and clocked him. — 2023 •(no longer used) (of a young woman) full of vigor; lusty. formsstrappings · more strapping · most strapping