English dictionary
strip
/str/I/p/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a relatively long narrow piece of something
ExamplesHe felt a flat strip of muscle.
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artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
Synonyms slipSource: WordNet 3.0
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an airfield without normal airport facilities
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a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
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thin piece of wood or metal
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a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music
ExamplesShe did a strip right in front of everyone.
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A narrow piece, or one comparatively long; as, a <i>strip</i> of cloth; a <i>strip</i> of land.
Source: webster1913
verb
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take away possessions from someone
ExamplesThe Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets.
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get undressed
ExamplesShe strips in front of strangers every night for a living.
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remove the surface from
ExamplesStrip wood.
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remove substances from by a percolating liquid
Synonyms leachSource: WordNet 3.0
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lay bare
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steal goods; take as spoils
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remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
Synonyms cleanSource: WordNet 3.0
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strip the cured leaves from
ExamplesStrip tobacco.
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remove the thread (of screws)
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remove a constituent from a liquid
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take off or remove
ExamplesStrip a wall of its wallpaper.
Synonyms dismantleSource: WordNet 3.0
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draw the last milk (of cows)
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remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
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To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder; especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel; as, to <i>strip</i> a man of his possession, his rights, his privileges, his reputation; to <i>strip</i> one of his clothes; to <i>strip</i> a beast of his skin; to <i>strip</i> a tree of its bark.
Source: webster1913
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To take off, or become divested of, clothes or covering; to undress.
Source: webster1913