strip

/stɹˈɪp/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

take away possessions from someone
“The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets”
get undressed
“please don't undress in front of everybody!”
remove the surface from
“strip wood”
remove substances from by a percolating liquid
“leach the soil”
lay bare
“denude a forest”
steal goods; take as spoils
“During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners”
remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
“The boys cleaned the sandwich platters”
strip the cured leaves from
“strip tobacco”
remove the thread (of screws)
remove a constituent from a liquid
take off or remove
“strip a wall of its wallpaper”
draw the last milk (of cows)

noun

a relatively long narrow piece of something
“he felt a flat strip of muscle”
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
an airfield without normal airport facilities
a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
thin piece of wood or metal
a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music
“she did a strip right in front of everyone”

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