strapped

[ strapt ]

adjective

1. needy; wanting:

   The company is rather strapped for funds.

strapped

/ stræpt /

adjective

1. slang.
   postpositiveoften foll byfor badly in need (of money, manpower, etc); short of

Other Words From

• well-strapped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of strapped¹

First recorded in 1775–85; strap + -ed ²

Example Sentences

That said, Goldberg is not exactly strapped for funds in the same way many other Americans are.

From Salon

Including a new £7.5m facility, opened last autumn, where crash test dummies are strapped to a seat and shot down a short track at incredible speeds.

From BBC

An eye-witness described seeing one driver who had got out of his car who had strapped himself to a lamppost with his belt, to stop himself from being washed away.

From BBC

Political consultants and campaigns “take advantage of the fact that, you know, newsrooms are strapped and they’re not doing the fact-checking,” he said.

From Slate

Strapped for cash, DeSantis turned over canvassing to the Never Back Down PAC, which encountered many of the same problems that Musk’s America PAC faces today.

From Slate

Related Words

• impoverished