strapple

English

Etymology

From strap +‎ -le.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɹæp.əl/
  • Rhymes: -æpəl

Verb

strapple (third-person singular simple present strapples, present participle strappling, simple past and past participle strappled)

  1. (transitive) To bind with a strap; strap; entangle.
    • 2010, Davis Miller, The Tao of Bruce Lee: A Martial Arts Memoir:
      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.

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