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1strip1 (strɪpPronunciation for strip1) 

Definitions

verb

Word forms: strips, stripping, stripped
  1. to take or pull (the covering, clothes, etc) off (oneself, another person, or thing)  ⇒ to strip a wall to strip a bed 
  2. (intr)
    1. to remove all one's clothes
    2. to perform a striptease
  3. (tr) to denude or empty completely
  4. (tr) to deprive  ⇒ he was stripped of his pride 
  5. (tr) to rob or plunder
  6. (tr) to remove (paint, varnish, etc) from (a surface, furniture, etc) by sanding, with a solvent, etc  ⇒ stripped pine 
  7. pluck(tr) to pull out the old coat of hair from (dogs of certain long- and wire-haired breeds)
    1. to remove the leaves from the stalks of (tobacco, etc)
    2. to separate the two sides of a leaf from the stem of (tobacco, etc)
  9. (tr) agriculture to draw the last milk from each of the teats of (a cow)
  10. to dismantle (an engine, mechanism, etc)
  11. to tear off or break (the thread) from (a screw, bolt, etc) or (the teeth) from (a gear)
  12. (often foll by down) to remove the accessories from (a motor vehicle)  ⇒ his car was stripped down 
  13. to remove (the most volatile constituent) from (a mixture of liquids) by boiling, evaporation, or distillation
  14. printing (usually foll by in) to combine (pieces of film or paper) to form a composite sheet from which a plate can be made
  15. (tr) (in freight transport) to unpack (a container) See also stuffing and stripping

noun

  1. the act or an instance of undressing or of performing a striptease

See also

strip out

Word Origin

Old English bestriepan  to plunder; related to Old High German stroufen to plunder, strip

2strip2 (strɪpPronunciation for strip2) 

Definitions

noun

  1. a relatively long, flat, narrow piece of something
  2. short for airstrip
  3. philately a horizontal or vertical row of three or more unseparated postage stamps
  4. the clothes worn by the members of a team, esp a football team
  5. business a triple option on a security or commodity consisting of one call option and two put options at the same price and for the same period Compare strap (sense 5)
  6. New Zealand short for dosing strip
  7. See tear someone off a strip

verb

Word forms: strips, stripping, stripped
  1. to cut or divide into strips

Word Origin

C15: from Middle Dutch strīpestripeC15: from Middle Dutch 1

Translations

  • British English: strip Pronunciation for strip A strip of something is a long narrow piece of it.These rugs are made with strips of fabric.strɪp NOUN These rugs are made with strips of fabric.
  • Spanish: tira Pronunciation for tira nf
  • French: bande Pronunciation for bande nf
  • German: Streifen Pronunciation for Streifen nm Streifen
  • Chinese: 条Pronunciation for 条 n
  • Arabic: شَرِيطَةPronunciation for شَرِيطَة n
  • Portuguese: faixaPronunciation for faixa nf
  • Russian: полоскаPronunciation for полоска nf
  • Croatian: svlačenjePronunciation for svlačenje nnt
  • Czech: proužekPronunciation for proužek nm
  • Danish: strimmelPronunciation for strimmel nutr
  • Dutch: strookPronunciation for strook n
  • Finnish: suikalePronunciation for suikale n
  • Greek: λωρίδαPronunciation for λωρίδα nf
  • Italian: strisciaPronunciation for striscia nf
  • Japanese: ストリップPronunciation for ストリップ n
  • Korean: 스트립 쇼Pronunciation for 스트립 쇼 n
  • Norwegian: remsePronunciation for remse nm
  • Polish: striptizPronunciation for striptiz nm
  • Brazilian Portuguese: faixaPronunciation for faixa nf
  • European Spanish: tira Pronunciation for tira nf
  • Swedish: remsaPronunciation for remsa nutr
  • Thai: การเต้นระบำเปลื้องผ้าPronunciation for การเต้นระบำเปลื้องผ้า n
  • Turkish: şeritPronunciation for şerit n
  • Vietnamese: sự thoát yPronunciation for sự thoát y n
  • British English: strip Pronunciation for strip If you strip, or if someone strips you, your clothes are removed from your body.They stripped and jumped into the pool.strɪp VERB They stripped and jumped into the pool.
  • Spanish: quitarse la ropaPronunciation for quitarse la ropa v
  • French: se déshabiller Pronunciation for se déshabiller v
  • German: ausziehen Pronunciation for ausziehen v
  • Chinese: 剥去Pronunciation for 剥去 v
  • Arabic: يُجَرِّدُPronunciation for يُجَرِّدُ v
  • Portuguese: despir-sePronunciation for despir-se v
  • Russian: раздевать(ся)Pronunciation for раздевать(ся) v
  • Croatian: svlačiti sePronunciation for svlačiti se v
  • Czech: svléci (se)Pronunciation for svléci (se) v svlékat (se)
  • Danish: tage tøjet afPronunciation for tage tøjet af v
  • Dutch: uitkleden (zich)Pronunciation for uitkleden (zich) v
  • Finnish: riisuaPronunciation for riisua v
  • Greek: απογυμνώνωPronunciation for απογυμνώνω v
  • Italian: spogliarePronunciation for spogliare v
  • Japanese: はぐPronunciation for はぐ v
  • Korean: 벗기다Pronunciation for 벗기다 v
  • Norwegian: ta avPronunciation for ta av v
  • Polish: rozebrać sięPronunciation for rozebrać się v rozbierać się
  • Brazilian Portuguese: despir-sePronunciation for despir-se v
  • European Spanish: desnudarse Pronunciation for desnudarse v
  • Swedish: strippaPronunciation for strippa v
  • Thai: แก้ผ้าPronunciation for แก้ผ้า v
  • Turkish: soyunmakPronunciation for soyunmak v
  • Vietnamese: thoát yPronunciation for thoát y v

Usage examples

  • Down below them they saw the grey strip of the Pan-American Highway running into the town from the south.
    O'Connor, Joe, Desperadoes (1994)
  • David does not, however, contest the decision by the UCI to strip him of his World title.
    Cycling Weekly (2004)
  • He appealed to the tribunal, urging them to strip Lewis of his IBF title for agreeing to fight Tyson.
    Irish Times (2002)
  • In his 85 years - 50 of them on the Vegas strip - he never encountered a bet too large to cover.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • Of course you can only see a little strip of what they're working on.
    Tracy Chevalier, THE LADY AND THE UNICORN (2003)

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