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