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   strip

   /strɪp/

   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: "I was tempted to strip off for a swim" 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"
   • 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"

   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 is the difference between strip and deprive?

   • 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. To deprive is to take away forcibly or coercively what one has, or to withhold what one might have: to deprive workers of their livelihood.

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   What is the meaning of stripping?

   • , stripped, strip·ping. to cut, tear, or form into strips. Printing. to combine (a piece of film) with another, especially for making a combination plate of lines and halftones. to broadcast (a television series) in multiple related segments, as daily from Monday through Friday.

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   What is strip noun?

   • Definition of strip noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary a long narrow piece of paper, metal, cloth, etc. Cut the meat into strips. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app a long narrow area of land, sea, etc.

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   What does strip mean in a sentence?

   • 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.

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   What does it mean if someone is stripped?

   • If someone is stripped, their clothes are taken off by another person, for example in order to search for hidden or illegal things. 6. See also strip-search To strip something means to remove everything that covers it.

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   What does strip off mean?

   • The residents stripped naked in protest. [VERB adjective] Strip off means the same as strip . The children were brazenly stripping off and leaping into the sea. [VERB PARTICLE] If someone is stripped, their clothes are taken off by another person, for example in order to search for hidden or illegal things.

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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.

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   1. a. : to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter from. b. : to deprive of possessions. c. : to divest of honors, privileges, or functions. 2. a. : to remove extraneous or superficial matter from. a prose style stripped to the bones. b. : to remove furniture, equipment, or accessories from. strip a ship for action. 3.

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   Strip, deprive, dispossess, divest imply more or less forcibly taking something away from someone. 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.

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   1. a. To remove clothing or covering from: stripped the beds. b. To remove or take off (clothing or covering): stripped off his shirt. c. To remove an exterior coating, as of paint or varnish, from: stripped the cabinets. d. To remove the leaves from the stalks of (tobacco, for example). e.

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   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. To deprive is to take away forcibly or coercively what one has, or to withhold what one might have: to deprive workers of their livelihood.

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   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.