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- Dictionarystrip/strɪp/
verb
- 1. remove all coverings from: "they stripped the bed"
- 2. leave bare of accessories or fittings: "thieves stripped the room of luggage" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of undressing, especially in a striptease: "she got drunk and did a strip on top of the piano"
- 2. the identifying outfit worn by the members of a sports team while playing: British "the team's away strip is a garish mix of red, white, and blue"
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STRIP definition: 1. to remove, pull, or tear the covering or outer layer from something: 2. to remove something…. Learn more.
The meaning of STRIP is to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter from. How to use strip in a sentence.
1. to take or pull (the covering, clothes, etc) off (oneself, another person, or thing): to strip a wall; to strip a bed.
To strip is to take something completely (often violently) from a person or thing so as to leave in a destitute or powerless state: to strip a man of all his property; to strip the bark from a tree.
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.
STRIP definition: 1. to remove all your clothes, or to remove all of someone else's clothes: 2. to remove a covering…. Learn more.
Definition of strip noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Strip definition: To damage or break the threads of (a screw, for example) or the teeth of (a gear).
Strip definition: to deprive of covering. See examples of STRIP used in a sentence.
to clear out or empty: Thieves may strip a house of all its contents. to deprive of equipment; dismantle : If we strip the ship of rigging, we can repair it. to dispossess, rob, or plunder: The highwaymen stripped the man of his possessions.