strip

noun

UK /strɪp/

Word Forms

singular	strip
plural	strips

1
countable a piece of something such as cloth, paper, or grass that is much longer than it is wide
a strip of tape
Cut the turkey into strips.
Synonyms and related words
Long and thin objects
line
strip
stick
1. 1a
  a long narrow area of land
  The airport is built on a low-lying strip of land.
  Synonyms and related words
  Long and narrow areas of land
  bank
  belt
  bridge
2
countable Britisha uniform worn by the players in a team
the French away strip (=worn by French players for games outside France)
Synonyms and related words
Clothes and accessories worn for sports and leisure
box
jersey
jockstrap
3
singular a type of entertainment in which someone takes off their clothes
Synonyms and related words
Types of entertainment
air show
bullfight
burlesque
4
countable a comic strip
Synonyms and related words
Parts of newspapers and magazines
advice column
agony column
announcement

strip

noun

US /strɪp/

Word Forms

singular	strip
plural	strips

1
countable a piece of something such as cloth, paper, or grass that is much longer than it is wide
a strip of tape
Cut the turkey into strips.
Synonyms and related words
Long and thin objects
line
strip
stick
1. 1a
  a long narrow area of land
  The airport is built on a low-lying strip of land.
  Synonyms and related words
  Long and narrow areas of land
  bank
  belt
  bridge
2
singular a type of entertainment in which someone takes off their clothes
Synonyms and related words
Types of entertainment
air show
bullfight
burlesque
3
countable a comic strip
Synonyms and related words
Parts of newspapers and magazines
advice column
agony column
announcement
4
countable Britisha uniform worn by the players in a team
Synonyms and related words
Clothes and accessories worn for sports and leisure
athletic supporter
box
cup

strip

verb

UK /strɪp/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	strip
he/she/it	strips
present participle	stripping
past tense	stripped
past participle	stripped

1
intransitive/transitive to take off all of your clothes or all of another person’s clothes
They all stripped and ran into the water.
Josh was stripped to the waist (=naked above the waist).
strip naked:
The soldiers were forced to strip naked in freezing temperatures.
Synonyms and related words
To remove clothes and not wear clothes
bare
change
disrobe
1. 1a
  intransitive to take off your clothes as entertainment
  She made money stripping in bars.
  Synonyms and related words
  To remove clothes and not wear clothes
  bare
  change
  disrobe
2
transitive to remove something that covers something
We spent the weekend stripping wallpaper.
strip something off/from something:
The wind had stripped the leaves from the trees.
Synonyms and related words
To remove a cover from something
uncover
strip away
strip
1. 2a
  to remove sheets and other covers from a bed
  Synonyms and related words
  To make things cleaner or tidier
  clean up
  clear out
  clean
3
transitive to take something such as a machine apart
Synonyms and related words
To separate an object or area into parts
take apart
take down
divide
4
transitive to take something away using force or authority
strip someone of something:
They stripped the prisoners of weapons and cash.
Synonyms and related words
To take something away from someone
go off with
seize
rob
1. 4a
  to remove everything useful from a room or a vehicle
  Thieves had stripped the car when police found it.
  Synonyms and related words
  To remove something
  remove
  sweep away
  take off

phrasal verbs

strip away

strip down

strip off

strip

verb

US /strɪp/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	strip
he/she/it	strips
present participle	stripping
past tense	stripped
past participle	stripped

1
intransitive/transitive to take off all of your clothes or all of another person’s clothes
They all stripped and ran into the water.
Josh was stripped to the waist (=naked above the waist).
strip naked:
The soldiers were forced to strip naked in freezing temperatures.
Synonyms and related words
To remove clothes and not wear clothes
bare
change
disrobe
1. 1a
  intransitive to take off your clothes as entertainment
  She made money stripping in bars.
  Synonyms and related words
  To remove clothes and not wear clothes
  bare
  change
  disrobe
2
transitive to remove something that covers something
We spent the weekend stripping wallpaper.
strip something off/from something:
The wind had stripped the leaves from the trees.
Synonyms and related words
To remove a cover from something
uncover
strip away
strip
1. 2a
  to remove sheets and other covers from a bed
  Synonyms and related words
  To make things cleaner or tidier
  clean up
  clear out
  clean
3
transitive to take something such as a machine apart
Synonyms and related words
To separate an object or area into parts
take apart
take down
divide
4
transitive to take something away using force or authority
strip someone of something:
They stripped the prisoners of weapons and cash.
Synonyms and related words
To take something away from someone
go off with
seize
rob
1. 4a
  to remove everything useful from a room or a vehicle
  Thieves had stripped the car when police found it.
  Synonyms and related words
  To remove something
  remove
  sweep away
  take off

phrasal verbs

strip away

strip down

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