strip

¹strip

verb \ˈstrip\

stripped\ˈstript\ also striptstrip·ping

Definition of STRIP

transitive verb

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

: 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 solution

8

: to press eggs or milt out of (a fish)

9

: to remove (a subcutaneous vein) by means of a surgical instrument

intransitive verb

1

a : to take off clothes b : to perform a striptease

2

: peel 1

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

Examples of STRIP

1. He stripped himself down to his underwear.
2. The prisoners were stripped naked.
3. She gets paid to dance and strip at the club.
4. They stripped the table and refinished it.
5. They stripped the room when they left.
6. 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

Related to STRIP

Synonyms: disrobe, undress, unclothe

Antonyms: dress, gown, robe

Related Words: bare, denude, divest, expose, uncover, undrape, unveil; bark, flay, peel, skin

Near Antonyms: apparel, array, attire, caparison, clothe, costume, cover, deck, dress, feather, garb, garment, invest, rig (out), vest; cloak, mantle; drape, swaddle, swathe; accoutre (or accouter), equip, furnish, outfit

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Rhymes with STRIP

blip, chip, clip, dip, drip, flip, grip, grippe, gyp, hip, kip, lip, nip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip, slip, snip, tip, trip, whip, yip, zip