Main Entry:

¹strip

Pronunciation:

\ˈstrip\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

stripped \ˈstript\ also stript; strip·ping

Etymology:

Middle English strepen, strippen, from Old English -strīepan; akin to Old High German stroufen to strip

Date:

13th century

transitive verb1 a: to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter from b: to deprive of possessions c: to divest of honors, privileges, or functions2 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: to make bare or clear (as by cutting or grazing)4: to finish a milking of by pressing the last available milk from the teats <strip a cow>5 a: to remove cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) b: to remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves)6: to tear or damage the thread of (a separable part or fitting)7: to separate (components) from a mixture or solution8: to press eggs or milt out of (a fish)9: to remove (a subcutaneous vein) by means of a surgical instrument <stripping a varicose saphenous vein>intransitive verb1 a: to take off clothes b: to perform a striptease2: peel 1

— strip·pa·ble \ˈstri-pə-bəl\ adjective