strap in
phrasal verb
strapped in; strapping in; straps in
: to fasten a seat belt around (someone)
She strapped the children in and drove away.
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Savaged by critics for the portrait, Sargent famously repainted the strap in the upright position—but the damage was done.
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Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
Bezos strapped in for Blue Origin's first space tourist flight in 2021 and accompanied the latest crew to the pad.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Bezos strapped in for Blue Origin’s first space tourist flight in 2021 and accompanied the latest crew to the pad.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Place your yoga strap or band around your right foot, holding one end of the strap in each hand.
—Christine Yu, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
Bezos strapped in for Blue Origin's first space tourist flight in 2021 and accompanied the latest crew to the pad.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Bezos strapped in for Blue Origin’s first space tourist flight in 2021 and accompanied the latest crew to the pad.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Place your yoga strap or band around your right foot, holding one end of the strap in each hand.
—Christine Yu, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strap in
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“Strap in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strap%20in. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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