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   strip

   /strɪp/

   verb

   • 1. remove all coverings from: "they stripped the bed"
   • ▪ remove the clothes from (someone): "the man had been stripped naked"
   • ▪ take off one's clothes: "I was tempted to strip off for a swim" Similar undressstrip offtake one's clothes offremove one's clothesshed one's clothesunclothedisrobestrip nakeddenude oneselfexpose oneselfreveal oneselfuncover oneselfinformal:peel offdated:divest oneself of one's clothesOpposite dress
   • ▪ pull or tear off (a garment or covering): "she stripped off her shirt"
   • ▪ remove bark and branches from (a tree).
   • ▪ remove (paint or varnish) from (a surface): "the floorboards can be stripped, sanded, and polished" Similar peelremovetake offflakescrapescratchshaveabraderubclearcleanpareskinflaytechnical:excoriatedecorticate
   • ▪ remove the stems from (tobacco).
   • ▪ milk (a cow) to the last drop.
   • 2. leave bare of accessories or fittings: "thieves stripped the room of luggage" Similar emptyclearclean outplunderrobburglelootriflepillageransackgutlay baredevastatesackravageraidliterary:despoilarchaic:spoilreave
   • ▪ remove the accessory fittings of or take apart (a machine, motor vehicle, etc.) to inspect or adjust it: "the tank was stripped down piece by piece" Similar dismantledisassembletake to piecestake to bitstake apartbreak updemolishOpposite constructassemble
   • 3. deprive someone of (rank, power, or property): "the lieutenant was stripped of his rank" Similar take away fromdispossessdepriveconfiscatedivestrelievedenyrob
   • 4. sell off (the assets of a company) for profit.
   • ▪ divest (a bond) of its interest coupons so that it and they may be sold separately.
   • 5. tear the thread or teeth from (a screw, gearwheel, etc.).
   • ▪ (of a screw, gearwheel, etc.) lose its thread or teeth.
   • 6. (of a bullet) be fired from a rifled gun without spin owing to a loss of surface.

   noun

   • 1. an act of undressing, especially in a striptease: "she got drunk and did a strip on top of the piano"
   • ▪ used for or involving the performance of stripteases: "a campaigner against strip joints"
   • 2. the identifying outfit worn by the members of a sports team while playing: British "the team's away strip is a garish mix of red, white, and blue"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stropen. strip1 (sense 2 of the noun) arose in the late 20th century, possibly from the notion of clothing to which a player ‘strips’ down.

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