strip

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strip

A carpenter sands a thin strip of wood.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A long, narrow piece of something: A thin, flat piece of material, land, or other substance that is longer than it is wide.
    • A sequence of drawings in a comic: A series of cartoon drawings that tell a story, often published in a newspaper.
    • A runway for aircraft: A long, narrow area of land, often paved, used for the takeoff and landing of aircraft.
    • A form of entertainment: A performance, typically in a club, where a person gradually removes their clothes to music.

  2. Verb:

    • To remove clothing or a covering: To take off clothes, paint, bark, or any outer layer from something or someone.
    • To deprive or take away: To remove property, rights, titles, or components from someone or something, often forcefully.
    • To empty or clean out: To remove all contents or possessions from a place.
    • To damage screw threads: To wear down or break the spiral ridge on a screw or bolt, making it unusable.
    • To milk completely: To draw the last milk from a cow.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • He cut a thin strip of paper for the craft project.
    • My favorite part of the newspaper is the comic strip.
    • The small plane landed on the grassy strip.
    • The club is famous for its nightly strip show.

  • Verb:

    • Please strip the old paint from the door before repainting it.
    • The court ruling could strip him of his citizenship.
    • Thieves stripped the car of its valuable parts.
    • Be careful not to strip the screw when tightening it.
    • The farmer strips the cows every morning.
Advanced Usage

  • "to strip down": to remove most or all of one's clothes; to disassemble something into its basic parts.

    • He stripped down to his shorts before jumping into the lake.
    • The mechanic stripped down the engine to find the problem.

  • "to strip away": to remove layers, especially to reveal something more fundamental.

    • The documentary strips away the glamour to show the harsh reality of the industry.

  • "to strip someone bare": to completely expose someone's secrets, weaknesses, or emotions.

    • The intense interrogation stripped him bare emotionally.
Variants and Related Words
  • Stripper (n): A person who performs a striptease; a tool or chemical for removing paint or varnish.
  • Stripping (n): The action of removing something, such as paint or clothing.
  • Stripe (n): A long, narrow band or strip differing in color or texture from the surface on either side. (Note: This is a different word with a different meaning).
  • Landing strip (n): A runway for aircraft.
Synonyms
  • Noun (piece): sliver, ribbon, band, shred.
  • Verb (remove): undress, peel, bare, denude.
  • Verb (deprive): divest, dispossess, rob.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Strip off: To quickly remove clothing.

    • He stripped off his wet clothes as soon as he got inside.

  • Strip out: To remove internal components or features from something.

    • They stripped out the old wiring from the building.
Related Idioms

  • Tear someone off a strip / Give someone a strip: (British English, informal) To reprimand or criticize someone angrily.

    • His boss tore him off a strip for being late again.

  • Strip mall: (North American English) A shopping center consisting of a row of stores with a common parking area in front.

    • We bought groceries at the strip mall.
strip

A carpenter sands a thin strip of wood.

Noun
  1. a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music
    • she did a strip right in front of everyone
  2. thin piece of wood or metal
  3. a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
  4. an airfield without normal airport facilities
  5. artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
  6. a relatively long narrow piece of something
    • he felt a flat strip of muscle
Verb
  1. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
    • The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim
    • She divested herself of her outdoor clothes
    • He disinvested himself of his garments
  2. draw the last milk (of cows)
  3. take off or remove
    • strip a wall of its wallpaper
  4. remove a constituent from a liquid
  5. remove the thread (of screws)
  6. strip the cured leaves from
    • strip tobacco
  7. remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
    • The boys cleaned the sandwich platters
    • The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm
  8. steal goods; take as spoils
    • During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
  9. lay bare
    • denude a forest
  10. remove substances from by a percolating liquid
    • leach the soil
  11. remove the surface from
    • strip wood
  12. get undressed
    • please don't undress in front of everybody!
    • She strips in front of strangers every night for a living
  13. take away possessions from someone
    • The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets

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