strip strip

noun

() a relatively long narrow piece of something  ( strip )
a relatively long narrow piece of something
 he felt a flat strip of muscle
he felt a flat strip of muscle

() artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material  ( slip, strip )
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

() an airfield without normal airport facilities  ( airstrip, flight strip, landing strip, strip )
an airfield without normal airport facilities

() a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book  ( cartoon strip, comic strip, funnies, strip )
a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book

a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music  ( strip, strip show, striptease )
a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music
 she did a strip right in front of everyone
she did a strip right in front of everyone

thin piece of wood or metal  ( strip )
thin piece of wood or metal

verb

() take away possessions from someone  ( divest, deprive, strip )
take away possessions from someone
 The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets

() get undressed  ( discase, peel, strip down, uncase, unclothe, disrobe, strip, undress )
get undressed
 please don't undress in front of everybody!
please don't undress in front of everybody!
 She strips in front of strangers every night for a living
She strips in front of strangers every night for a living

() lay bare  ( bare, denudate, denude, strip )
lay bare
 denude a forest
denude a forest

() remove substances from by a percolating liquid  ( leach, strip )
remove substances from by a percolating liquid
 leach the soil
leach the soil

() remove the surface from  ( strip )
remove the surface from
 strip wood
strip wood

remove (someone's or one's own) clothes  ( disinvest, divest, strip, undress )
remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
 The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim
The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim
 She divested herself of her outdoor clothes
She divested herself of her outdoor clothes
 He disinvested himself of his garments
He disinvested himself of his garments

draw the last milk (of cows)  ( strip )
draw the last milk (of cows)

take off or remove  ( dismantle, strip )
take off or remove
 strip a wall of its wallpaper
strip a wall of its wallpaper

remove a constituent from a liquid  ( strip )
remove a constituent from a liquid

remove the thread (of screws)  ( strip )
remove the thread (of screws)

strip the cured leaves from  ( strip )
strip the cured leaves from
 strip tobacco
strip tobacco

remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely  ( clean, strip )
remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
 The boys cleaned the sandwich platters
The boys cleaned the sandwich platters
 The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm
The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm

steal goods; take as spoils  ( foray, loot, pillage, plunder, reave, strip, despoil, rifle, ransack )
steal goods; take as spoils
 During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners