Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Strapping /străp'-ĭng/ · Strap·ping · IPA /strˈæpɪŋ/ 01 a. Tall; strong; lusty; large; as, a strapping fellow. 1. Tall; strong; lusty; large; as, a strapping fellow.[Colloq.] “There are five and thirty strapping officers gone.” — Farquhar.