strapping

(verb) tie with a strap. Synonyms: strap.

(verb) beat severely with a whip or rod. Synonyms: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce. Examples: "The teacher often flogged the students." "The children were severely trounced."

(verb) sharpen with a strap. Synonyms: strap. Example: "Strap a razor."

(verb) secure (a sprained joint) with a strap. Synonyms: strap.

(adj) muscular and heavily built. Synonyms: beefy, burly, husky, 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."