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1. Lacking funds;
   - broke, bust, skint [Brit], stone-broke [N. Amer], stony-broke [Brit], cash-strapped, strapped for cash

1. Tie with a strap
    
2. Beat severely with a whip or rod
   - flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, trounce
    
3. Sharpen with a strap
   "strap a razor"
    
4. Secure (a sprained joint) with a strap

See also: poor

Type of: beat, beat up, bind, fasten, fix, secure, sharpen, tie, work over

Antonym: unstrap

Encyclopedia: Strap