Strap down phrasal verb informal
To secure or tie someone or something down (to something).
I strap my dog down to a lamp-post in case it runs away.
They strapped the prisoner down and hit him.
The kidnappers had doped the boy and strapped him down to a bannister.
(Said of ending a contest or finishing a race) at exactly the same time or with exactly the same result.
1. To constrain one's freedom
2. To hold someone firmly by tying them
Be tied arms and legs up or be restricted by something that one can't do what they wish.
To fasten or affix to someone or something for keeping safe
If you lace (something) up or lace up (something), you tie the laces of it, or If you lace (someone) up or lace up (someone), you help them tie the laces of their clothes.
The verb "strap" should be conjugated according to its tense.
To quit; to give up, stop doing something because you know that you cannot succeed; admit defeat
The team is not going to throw in the towel just because they lost one game.