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   Strip

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   verb

   • 1. remove all coverings from: "they stripped the bed"
   • ▪ remove the clothes from (someone): "the man had been stripped naked"
   • ▪ take off one's clothes: "she stripped down to her underwear" Similar undressstrip offtake one's clothes offremove one's clothesshed one's clothesunclothedisrobestrip nakeddenude oneselfexpose oneselfreveal oneselfuncover oneselfinformal:peel offdated:divest oneself of one's clothesOpposite dress
   • ▪ pull or tear off (a garment or covering): "she stripped off her shirt"
   • ▪ remove bark and branches from (a tree).
   • ▪ remove (paint or varnish) from (a surface): "the floorboards can be stripped, sanded, and polished" Similar peelremovetake offflakescrapescratchshaveabraderubclearcleanpareskinflaytechnical:excoriatedecorticate
   • ▪ remove the stems from (tobacco).
   • ▪ milk (a cow) to the last drop.
   • 2. leave bare of accessories or fittings: "thieves stripped the room of luggage" Similar emptyclearclean outplunderrobburglelootriflepillageransackgutlay baredevastatesackravageraidliterary:despoilarchaic:spoilreave
   • ▪ remove the accessory fittings of or take apart (a machine, motor vehicle, etc.) to inspect or adjust it: "the tank was stripped down piece by piece" Similar dismantledisassembletake to piecestake to bitstake apartbreak updemolishOpposite constructassemble
   • 3. deprive someone of (rank, power, or property): "the lieutenant was stripped of his rank" Similar take away fromdispossessdepriveconfiscatedivestrelievedenyrob
   • 4. sell off (the assets of a company) for profit.
   • ▪ divest (a bond) of its interest coupons so that it and they may be sold separately.
   • 5. tear the thread or teeth from (a screw, gearwheel, etc.).
   • ▪ (of a screw, gearwheel, etc.) lose its thread or teeth.
   • 6. (of a bullet) be fired from a rifled gun without spin owing to a loss of surface.

   noun

   • 1. an act of undressing, especially in a striptease: "she got drunk and did a strip on top of the piano"
   • ▪ used for or involving the performance of stripteases: "a campaigner against strip joints"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stropen. strip1 (sense 2 of the noun) arose in the late 20th century, possibly from the notion of clothing to which a player ‘strips’ down.

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   What does strip mean?

   • [transitive] strip somebody of something to take away property or honours from somebody, as a punishment He was disgraced and stripped of his title. The president had been completely stripped of power. Definition of strip verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What does strip off mean?

   • [transitive] to remove a layer from something, especially so that it is completely exposed strip something (off) Strip off all the existing paint. After the guests had gone, I stripped all the beds (= removed all the sheets in order to wash them). strip A off/from B Deer had stripped all the bark off the tree.

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   What if you strip a word from its context?

   • Huge areas of land have been stripped of all trees and vegetation. When you strip the word from its context, it loses its meaning. She said that these processed foods have been stripped of most of their nutrients. He was attempting to win back the title that was stripped from him in 1967 for refusing to fight in the Vietnam War.

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   What did they strip away when they left?

   • They stripped the room when they left. The building had been completely stripped of its original woodwork. They stripped down the engine. They stripped the slaves of their dignity. Their rights were stripped away. Pushing too hard will strip the screw. The editor stripped away repetitive sections of the essay.

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   STRIP meaning: 1. to remove, pull, or tear the covering or outer layer from something: 2. to remove something…. Learn more.

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   strip something (off) Strip off all the existing paint. After the guests had gone, I stripped all the beds (= removed all the sheets in order to wash them). strip A off/from B Deer had stripped all the bark off the tree. strip B of A Deer had stripped the tree of its bark. Topics Houses and homes c1, Buildings c1

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   Strip definition, to deprive of covering: Strip the peel off that orange. See more.

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   STRIP meaning: 1. to remove all your clothes, or to remove all of someone else's clothes: 2. to remove a covering…. Learn more.

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   The boys stripped naked and jumped in the pond. b) [ intransitive] to take off your clothes in a sexually exciting way as entertainment for someone else 2 remove [ transitive] to remove something that is covering the surface of something else Strip the beds and wash the sheets. strip something off/from something We need to strip the wallpaper ...

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   2. [count] : a long, narrow piece of land. a strip of land. strips of forest/coastline. the half-mile strip of road. — see also drag strip, median strip, rumble strip. 3. [count] US : a road that has a lot of shops, restaurants, etc., along it. driving along the strip.

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   Juventus in their famous black and white strip; the team’s away strip (= that they use when playing games away from home) Topics Sports: ball and racket sports c2; taking clothes off [usually singular] an act of taking your clothes off, especially in a sexually exciting way and in front of an audience. to do a strip; a strip show; see also ...