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strapple en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstɹæp.əl/

Etymology

From strap + -le.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To bind with a strap; strap; entangle.
    • Sansen-tsuki is thrown from the full-frontal hachiji-dachi position, fists inverted and on the waist, knees bent and legs spread as if you were trying to strapple railroad tracks. 2010, Davis Miller, The Tao of Bruce Lee: A Martial Arts Memoir:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
strappled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
strappled Tense=Past lexicographic
strappling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
strapples Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic