strip
1strip
verb \ˈstrip\stripped \ˈstript\ also striptstrip·ping
Definition of STRIP
transitive verb
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a : to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter from b : to deprive of possessions c : to divest of honors, privileges, or functions
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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>
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: to make bare or clear (as by cutting or grazing)
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: to finish a milking of by pressing the last available milk from the teats <strip a cow>
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a : to remove cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) b : to remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves)
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: to tear or damage the thread of (a separable part or fitting)
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: to separate (components) from a mixture or solution
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: to press eggs or milt out of (a fish)
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: to remove (a subcutaneous vein) by means of a surgical instrument
intransitive verb
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a : to take off clothes b : to perform a striptease
Examples of STRIP
- He stripped himself down to his underwear.
- The prisoners were stripped naked.
- She gets paid to dance and strip at the club.
- They stripped the table and refinished it.
- They stripped the room when they left.
- The building had been completely stripped of its original woodwork.
Origin of STRIP
Middle English strepen, strippen, from Old English -strīepan; akin to Old High German stroufen to strip
First Known Use: 13th century
2strip
nounDefinition of STRIP
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a : a long narrow piece of a material b : a long narrow area of land or water
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: airstrip
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: a commercially developed area especially along a highway
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Examples of STRIP
- a small strip of cloth
- the half-mile strip of road
Origin of STRIP
probably alteration of 3stripe
First Known Use: 1548
strip
transitive verb \ˈstrip\ (Medical Dictionary)stripped \ˈstript\ (audio pronunciation); strip·ping
Medical Definition of STRIP
: to remove (a vein) by means of a stripper <stripping a varicose saphenous vein>
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