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Definition strip in British English

strip verb

verb
/strɪp/
1

to take off all of your clothes or all of another person's clothes

Example

They all stripped and ran into the water.

Example

Josh was stripped to the waist (=naked above the waist).

Example

The soldiers were forced to strip naked in freezing temperatures.

Synonyms and related words
change disrobe divest yourself of something
1.1

to take off your clothes as entertainment

Example

She made money stripping in bars.

Synonyms and related words
change disrobe divest yourself of something
2

to remove something that covers something

Example

We spent the weekend stripping wallpaper.

Example

The wind had stripped the leaves from the trees.

Synonyms and related words
uncover strip away strip
2.1

to remove sheets and other covers from a bed

Synonyms and related words
clean up clear out clean
3

to take something such as a machine apart

Synonyms and related words
take apart take down divide
4

to take something away using force or authority

Example

They stripped the prisoners of weapons and cash.

Synonyms and related words
go off with seize rob
4.1

to remove everything useful from a room or a vehicle

Example

Thieves had stripped the car when police found it.

Synonyms and related words
remove sweep away take off
Definition strip in British English

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