strip
Other forms: stripped; strips; stripping
The verb strip has many shades of meaning, but most of them involve removing something. Someone may strip you of your power or you may strip off your clothes. Whatever it is that you strip, it’s gone.
When you strip something, you leave it bare. Strip can refer to removing a covering — like your clothes or like when you strip your sheets from your bed. Robbers may strip your car of all valuable items. And you might need to strip off a coat of paint before you start painting the front door. When used as a noun, strip could be something in a long, narrow shape — like an airstrip or a strip of material.
Definitions of strip
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take off or remove
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get undressed
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take off
remove clothes
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peel off
take off, as with some difficulty
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slip off
take off with ease or speed
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uncloak
remove a cloak from
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doff
remove
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type of:
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take off
take away or remove
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remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
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lay bare
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remove the surface from
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strip the cured leaves from
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remove the thread (of screws)
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a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music
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synonyms:
strip show, striptease
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type of:
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nude dancing
erotic dancing with little or no clothing
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nude dancing
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remove all contents or possessions from, or empty completely
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take away possessions from someone“The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets”
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disarm, unarm
take away the weapons from; render harmless
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expropriate
deprive of possessions
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clean
deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
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dispossess
deprive of the possession of real estate
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clean out
deprive completely of money or goods
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unclothe
strip
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orphan
deprive of parents
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bereave
deprive through death
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demilitarise, demilitarize
do away with the military organization and potential of
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type of:
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take
take into one's possession
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steal goods; take as spoils
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remove a constituent from a liquid
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remove substances from by a percolating liquid
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draw the last milk (of cows)
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type of:
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milk
take milk from female mammals
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milk
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a relatively long narrow piece of something
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artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
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synonyms:
slip
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band
a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
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band, ring
a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
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band
a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration
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cramp, cramp iron
a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
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reef
one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind
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lead, leading
thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
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mullion
a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen)
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ribbon, typewriter ribbon
a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter
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screed
an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete
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stay
a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
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tab
a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it
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tape
a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
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weather strip, weather stripping, weatherstrip, weatherstripping
a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold
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adhesive tape
tape coated with adhesive
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armband
a band worn around the upper arm
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arm band, armlet
a band worn around the arm for decoration
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backband
a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle
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bellyband
a cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed)
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collar, neckband
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
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collar
a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it
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garter, supporter
a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
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cincture, girdle, sash, waistband, waistcloth
a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
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headband
a band worn around or over the head
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headpiece, headstall
the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head
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hoop, ring
a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
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inkle
a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration
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elastic, elastic band, rubber band
a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
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shoulder strap, strap
a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
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sweatband
a band of fabric or leather sewn inside the crown of a hat
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sweatband
a band of material tied around the forehead or wrist to absorb sweat
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bracelet, watch bracelet, watchband, watchstrap, wristband
a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
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webbing
a narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts
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mourning band, weed
a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning
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wristband
band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist
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wrist band, wristlet
a band or bracelet worn around the wrist
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thin piece of wood or metal
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batten
a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
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cleat
a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached
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fingerboard
a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers
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furring, furring strip
strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard
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jackstraw, spillikin
a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws
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pale, picket
a wooden strip forming part of a fence
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slat, spline
a thin strip (wood or metal)
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spline
a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines
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toothpick
pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
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lath
a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework
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fin, louver, louvre
one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
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splat
a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair
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lag, stave
one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
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an airfield without normal airport facilities
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synonyms:
airstrip, flight strip, landing strip
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types:
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flare path
an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing
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type of:
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airfield, field, flying field, landing field
a place where planes take off and land
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flare path
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a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
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synonyms:
cartoon strip, comic strip, funnies
Pronunciation
US
/strɪp/
UK
/strɪp/
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