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Definition of be strapped for

strapped for

adjective

  • lacking. Possibly used most often in the expression strapped for cash.
    I can't go to the movie this weekend - I'm strapped for cash.
                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Citation from "You've Got Male", Happy Endings (TV), Season 1 Episode 9 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

    Citation from "CSI: Target", Forbes, Mary Ellen Egan, March 27 2008 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Apr 16 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'strap':

Definitions include: to carry a firearm.
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