skinny vs strapping

skinny

noun
  • A skinny being. 

  • The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor. 

  • A low-fat serving of coffee. 

  • A state of nakedness; nudity. 

verb
  • To reduce or cut down. 

adj
  • thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense). 

  • Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping). 

  • tight-fitting 

  • Synonym of thin (“type of shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head”) 

  • Having reduced fat or calories. 

strapping

noun
  • The act of fastening with a strap. 

  • A beating with a strap. 

  • A length of narrow material to be used for straps, or straps collectively. 

  • Adhesive plaster for strapping injuries. 

adj
  • Having a sturdy muscular physique; robust. 

How often have the words skinny and strapping occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )