stripped
ˈstript 
also stript; stripping; strips
also stript; stripping; strips
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
1
a
: to take off clothes
… anxious to find the young man who stripped down to his boxer shorts and jumped in the river to save her dog.—
Mike Byrne
Mike Byrne
b
: to remove one's clothes gradually piece by piece in a seductive or provocative manner especially to the accompaniment of music : to perform a striptease
2
1
a
: a long narrow piece of a material
b
: a long narrow area of land or water
2
: airstrip
3
: a commercially developed area especially along a highway
4
5
Synonyms
Examples of strip in a Sentence
Verb
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.
Noun
a small strip of cloth
the half-mile strip of road
Recent Examples on the WebUSA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Earlier this month, Telfer, 44, and his strapping Day of Our Lives costars stripped down to their underwear for Playgirl's April digital issue.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
The government is attempting to strip 170 million Americans of their Constitutional right to free expression.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
As Hanuman went to take a bite, the gods punished the mischievous deity for overreaching by stripping him of his powers.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
Finally, in the early 1970s, an independent India stripped the royal dynasties of the last of their titles and much of their wealth.
—Lee Cobaj, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2024
Thompson stripped Williamson and Wiggins got to the line to bring the Warriors within three as the clock ticked under 90 seconds.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
The Consumer Price Index measure hovered at 3.8 percent on an annual basis after food and fuel costs were stripped out.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled in February — for the second time in four years — that lawmakers cannot use the state budget to strip Medicaid funding from the organization.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Martina McBride, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2024
The public part of the sidewalk is 14 feet wide and the eight-foot strip closest to the buildings is private property.
—Jeremy Lechtzin, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The bottom of these pot holders features silicone strips.
—Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
Its display case boasts bone-in New York strip dry-aged for 26 days and 33-day, dry-aged ribeye.
—Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024
The pounding heartbeat of South Florida’s oldest independent record store, Yesterday & Today Records, the one that has been the lifeblood for serious record collectors since 1981, is tucked here on the second-floor of a 1960s-era strip shopping plaza at 9274 SW 40th St. on Bird Road.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
During the chase, police deployed spike strips, flattening the tires on the SUV.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
At face value, pore strips appear to pull out the gunk from black- and whiteheads.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Apr. 2024
The rare event will see the shadow of the moon cover a narrow strip of land in darkness in the middle of the day.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Verb
The Senate later passed the foreign aid package completely stripped of changes in border policy and as months went by, Senate leaders from both parties called on Johnson to pass the deal immediately.
—USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Earlier this month, Telfer, 44, and his strapping Day of Our Lives costars stripped down to their underwear for Playgirl's April digital issue.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
The government is attempting to strip 170 million Americans of their Constitutional right to free expression.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
As Hanuman went to take a bite, the gods punished the mischievous deity for overreaching by stripping him of his powers.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
Finally, in the early 1970s, an independent India stripped the royal dynasties of the last of their titles and much of their wealth.
—Lee Cobaj, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2024
Thompson stripped Williamson and Wiggins got to the line to bring the Warriors within three as the clock ticked under 90 seconds.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2024
The Consumer Price Index measure hovered at 3.8 percent on an annual basis after food and fuel costs were stripped out.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled in February — for the second time in four years — that lawmakers cannot use the state budget to strip Medicaid funding from the organization.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
Noun
Tortilla strips are sprinkled over the top before serving.
—Martina McBride, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2024
The public part of the sidewalk is 14 feet wide and the eight-foot strip closest to the buildings is private property.
—Jeremy Lechtzin, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
The bottom of these pot holders features silicone strips.
—Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
Its display case boasts bone-in New York strip dry-aged for 26 days and 33-day, dry-aged ribeye.
—Lily O'Neill, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024
The pounding heartbeat of South Florida’s oldest independent record store, Yesterday & Today Records, the one that has been the lifeblood for serious record collectors since 1981, is tucked here on the second-floor of a 1960s-era strip shopping plaza at 9274 SW 40th St. on Bird Road.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
During the chase, police deployed spike strips, flattening the tires on the SUV.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2024
At face value, pore strips appear to pull out the gunk from black- and whiteheads.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Apr. 2024
The rare event will see the shadow of the moon cover a narrow strip of land in darkness in the middle of the day.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
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strip
1 of 2 verb
stripped
ˈstript
also stript; stripping
also stript; stripping
1
a
: to remove clothing, covering, or surface substance from
b
: undress
stripped and showered
c
: plunder entry 1, spoil
troops stripped the town after capturing it
d
: to take away all duties, honors, or special rights
2
3
: to make bare or clear (as by cutting or grazing)
4
: to tear or damage the screw thread of (as a bolt or nut)
stripper
noun
strip
2 of 2 noun1
: a long narrow piece or area
strips of bacon
a strip of land
2
: airstrip
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