strap
Example Sentences
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The astronauts who will strap into Orion about four hours before launch have spent years training together.
From BBC
This included strapping the sensors to a vibration table and giving them a solid shake to make sure they could handle the G-forces.
From Los Angeles Times
“Ahem,” the salty woman says again, nudging one of my backpack straps with the pointed toe of her red patent high heel.
From Literature
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And in a city strapped for cash but drowning in ultrawealthy residents, the checks are rolling in.
In the early 1990s, he got into parasailing, strapping tourists into parachutes and towing them behind a speed boat.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.