strip
verb
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stripped\ ˈstript
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also stript;
stripping
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also stript;
stripping
Definition of strip
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter from
b
: to deprive of possessions
c
: to divest of honors, privileges, or functions
2a
: to remove extraneous or superficial matter from
a prose style stripped to the bones
b
: to remove furniture, equipment, or accessories from
strip a ship for action
3
: to make bare or clear (as by cutting or grazing)
4
: to finish a milking of by pressing the last available milk from the teats
strip a cow
5a
: to remove cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco)
b
: to remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves)
6
: to tear or damage the thread of (a separable part or fitting)
7
: to separate (components) from a mixture or solution
8
: to press eggs or milt out of (a fish)
9
: to remove (a subcutaneous vein) by means of a surgical instrument
strip
nounDefinition of strip (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: a long narrow piece of a material
b
: a long narrow area of land or water
2
: airstrip
3
: a commercially developed area especially along a highway
4
: comic strip
5
: striptease
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Other Words from strip
Verb
strippable
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adjective
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adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms for strip
Synonyms: Verb
Synonyms: Noun
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of strip in a Sentence
Verb
He stripped himself down to his underwear. The prisoners were stripped naked. She gets paid to dance and strip at the club. They stripped the table and refinished it. They stripped the room when they left. The building had been completely stripped of its original woodwork.Noun
a small strip of cloth the half-mile strip of road
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Within two days of giving an interview to the LAPD’s Internal Affairs division concerning his claims, he was stripped of his gun and badge and stopped being paid, according to his court papers. — Los Angeles Times, "LAPD officer wins more than $1 million in disability discrimination lawsuit," 21 Aug. 2019 Prime Minister Scott Morrison said soon after the appeal was rejected that Pell would be stripped of his Order of Australia honor. — Rod Mcguirk, Anchorage Daily News, "Australian court upholds Cardinal Pell child sex convictions," 21 Aug. 2019 Two Houston ISD trustees filed paperwork Monday to seek re-election and will each face a single challenger, while several candidates will jostle to fill two other open seats on a school board that could soon be stripped of power. — Jacob Carpenter, Houston Chronicle, "Two HISD trustees to seek re-election, two bow out," 19 Aug. 2019 This would suggest that, buried deep below the clouds and layers of metallic hydrogen on Jupiter, there's a solid core that would dwarf the Earth if it were ever stripped of all the material above it. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Jupiter may have had a head-on collision with a massive protoplanet," 14 Aug. 2019 As the Rohingya were stripped of their rights, the outside world didn’t seem to notice. — New York Times, "The Schoolteacher and the Genocide," 8 Aug. 2019 Officials from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center didn’t respond to questions and the TWITR project website was recently stripped of all its content. — Allie Morris, ExpressNews.com, "Prompted by mass shootings, Texas poured $5M into unproven mental health program," 6 Aug. 2019 All her machinery is gone, and the inside’s been stripped. — Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, "How twin SF-to-Sacramento steamships’ histories diverged in fantastic fashion," 10 July 2019 The second, by a wide-open Shea Salinas, bounced in off the post in the 82nd minute and came against the run of play after Ibrahimovic was stripped of the ball in the San Jose end. — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, "Soccer! What to watch for in the U.S.-England Women’s World Cup semifinal match," 2 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Take any instrument with a straight line — a brow pencil, a real pencil — and run it from the outer corner of your nostril up to your eye strip. — Amy Kaufman, chicagotribune.com, "How to get perfect eyebrows: Hollywood’s go-to guru Kristie Streicher offers arch advice," 22 Aug. 2019 The incident occurred in the 500 block of H Street NE, a busy commercial strip along the D.C. Streetcar line. — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, "Legal gun owner fears robbery, shoots person at bus stop, D.C. police say," 21 Aug. 2019 Valley Junction in West Des Moines has been down on its luck in recent years, but the buzz and lure of new retailers and restaurants is making this eight-block shopping strip DSM’s Comeback Kid. — Melanie D.g. Kaplan / Washington Post, Twin Cities, "Des Moines is on the move with an emerging food and cocktail scene," 20 Aug. 2019 And why Adidas is suing Forever 21 for using a three-strip design on clothing that Adidas says is its bread and butter identifier. — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, "Mitch Albom: Ohio State keeps giving Michigan fans reasons to hate it," 18 Aug. 2019 A month earlier, Tyson expanded a separate recall to include about 11.8 million pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strips over concerns the products may contain pieces of metal. — Kate Gibson, CBS News, "Tyson recalls chicken breast patties after complaints of "extraneous matter"," 16 Aug. 2019 There are also five strips on the sleeves to represent the franchise's five decades of play. — Aj Willingham, CNN, "The Buffalo Sabres debut a gold jersey for their special season," 16 Aug. 2019 Thick-cut strips get evenly crisped with a light char at the edges. — Deb Perelman, Bon Appétit, "When It Comes to BLTs, There Are No Substitutions," 16 Aug. 2019 In May, Tyson expanded an existing recall of chicken strips to 12 million pounds worth of the product. — Chris Morris, Fortune, "Tyson Recalls 19.5 Tons of Frozen Chicken Patties," 16 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'strip.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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