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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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   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.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › stripStrip - definition of strip by The Free Dictionary

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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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTRIP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstrip noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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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.

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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.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSTRIP | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   STRIP definition: 1. to remove all your clothes, or to remove all of someone else's clothes: 2. to remove a covering…. Learn more.

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

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    to take away or remove: I need to strip the sheets from the bed and wash them. to deprive or divest: The lightning stripped the tree of its bark. The organization will strip him of all privileges.