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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Maybe strap in for a zipline through jungle canopies or tube in the mountains through centuries-old tunnels carved into volcanic rock. Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024 Ronson could be seen with their baby girl strapped in a carrier on his chest while Gummer walked beside him with their dog. Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024 When the last of the wine was finally secured and the drivers strapped in, the semis, each escorted by an armored truck, rumbled past the steel gates and then diverged, assigned to separate routes down the mountain, across more than a thousand miles and three state lines, headed for California. Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024 Ots straps in, ready for the flight from Miami to Amsterdam before going to Paris for the Olympic dressage competition. Lukas Weese, The Athletic, 9 Aug. 2024 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 8 Jan. 2025.

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