strip

/stɹˈɪp/

/ˈstɹɪp/

[verb] [noun]

to strip

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to remove one's own clothes

synonyms : discase

antonyms : dress

to take off someone else's clothes

synonyms : disinvest

divest

undress

take away possessions from someone

synonyms : deprive

divest

to remove something of a covering, coating, or layer

lay bare

synonyms : bare

denudate

denude

remove substances from by a percolating liquid

synonyms : leach

draw the last milk (of cows)

take off or remove

synonyms : dismantle

remove a constituent from a liquid

remove the thread (of screws)

strip the cured leaves from

remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely

synonyms : clean

steal goods; take as spoils

synonyms : despoil

Strip

a series of cartoons in boxes that narrate a story, usually published in a newspaper

synonyms : cartoon strip

comic strip

funnies

a relatively long narrow piece of something

artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

synonyms : slip

an airfield without normal airport facilities

synonyms : airstrip

flight strip

landing strip

a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music

synonyms : strip show

striptease

thin piece of wood or metal

Examples

1. My grandmother made strip steak kebabs, skewering marinated steak cubes with colorful bell peppers and onions.

2. The fridge door has a magnetic strip to hold notes and pictures.

3. She tied some strips of cloth around the wound to check the bleeding.

4. His dad tore him off a strip for denting the car.

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