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strip


Definition: Meaning of, strip in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / strɪp /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
strip stripped stripped
Present Participle Third Person Singular
stripping strips
  1. take off clothes [intransitive and transitive] also strip off to take off your clothes or take off someone else's clothes [↪  undress]
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  2. take off clothes [intransitive] to take off your clothes in a sexually exciting way as entertainment for someone else
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  3. remove [transitive] to remove something that is covering the surface of something else
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  4. engines/equipment also strip down [transitive] to separate an engine or piece of equipment into pieces in order to clean or repair it [=  dismantle]
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  5. building/ship etc [transitive] to remove everything that is inside a building, all the equipment from a car etc so that it is completely empty
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  6. damage [transitive] to damage or break the GEAR s of something or the THREAD (= raised line) on a screw so that it does not work correctly any more
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Singular Plural
strip strips
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  1. a long narrow piece of paper, cloth etc
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  2. a long narrow area of land
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  3. do a strip to take your clothes off, especially in a sexually exciting way as a form of entertainment
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  4. American English a road with a lot of shops, restaurants etc along it
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  5. [usually singular] British English the clothes worn by a sports team
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  6. a STRIP CARTOON
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strip used in phrases

  • Gaza Strip
    1. the Gaza Strip a coastal area in the Middle East, between Egypt and Israel, which is governed by the Palestinian National Authority
  • Moebius strip (noun)
    1. a continuous closed surface with only one side; formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one end 180 degrees and joining it with the other end
  • Möbius strip (noun)
    1. a continuous closed surface with only one side; formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one end 180 degrees and joining it with the other end
  • New York strip (noun)
    1. steak from upper part of the short loin
  • bacon strip (noun)
    1. a slice of bacon
  • barrier strip (noun)
    1. a junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need for plugs
  • bimetallic strip (noun)
    1. a strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature
  • cartoon strip (noun)
    1. a CARTOON
  • comic strip (noun)
    1. a series of pictures drawn inside boxes that tell a story [↪  cartoon]
  • flight strip (noun)
    1. an airfield without normal airport facilities
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strip used in phrasal verbs

  • strip away (phrasal verb)
    1. to remove something that covers something
    2. to remove unnecessary things that hide what something is really like
  • strip down (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] to remove all or most of your clothes
    2. [transitive] to take something such as a machine apart
  • strip off (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] to take off all your clothes
    2. [transitive] to take off some of your clothes
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