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   Strip

   /strip/

   

   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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTRIP | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   strip noun [C] (REMOVING CLOTHES) entertainment in which someone takes off their clothes in a sexually exciting way: a strip club /show. See also. comic strip. (Definition of strip from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

3. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › stripstrip | meaning of strip in Longman Dictionary of ...

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   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 off the walls first. strip something of something ...

4. www.britannica.com › dictionary › stripStrip Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of STRIP. 1. [count] : a long, narrow piece of something. strips of bacon. a small strip of cloth/paper. 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.

5. www.wordreference.com › definition › stripstrip - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   to take (something) away from someone; divest:[ ~ + object + of + object] He was stripped of his rights. to clear out; empty: [ ~ + object + of + object] to strip a house of its contents. [ ~ + object] They stripped the warehouse before selling it.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionstrip noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of strip noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › stripstrip - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Mar 31, 2024 · strip (chiefly countable, plural strips) A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area. The countries were in dispute over the ownership of a strip of desert about 100 metres wide. (usually countable, sometimes uncountable) A long, thin piece of any material; any such material collectively.

8. www.wordnik.com › words › stripstrip - definition and meaning - Wordnik

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   To deprive of covering; remove the skin or outer covering of; skin; peel: with of before the thing removed: as, to strip a beast of its skin; to strip a tree of its bark. To uncover; unsheathe. To unrig: as, to strip a ship. To tear off the thread of: said of a screw or bolt: as, the screw was stripped.