Strip
verb
To remove something that is covering a surface.
You need to strip the old paint before repainting the wall.
Often appears as...
- strip the bed
- strip the paint
noun
A long, flat, narrow piece of something.
He cut the paper into thin strips.
Often appears as...
- strip of paper
- strip of bacon
verb
To take off clothes.
He stripped off his shirt in the heat.
Often appears as...
- strip naked
- strip off
verb
To remove all the inside parts of a machine.
He decided to strip down the engine and rebuild it.
Often appears as...
- strip down
- strip an engine
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A row of stores, restaurants, or businesses along a street.
They walked along the strip looking for a place to eat.
Often appears as...
- strip mall
- strip joint
verb
To remove something that is covering a surface.
You need to strip the old paint before repainting the wall.
Often appears as...
- strip the bed
- strip the paint
noun
A long, flat, narrow piece of something.
He cut the paper into thin strips.
Often appears as...
- strip of paper
- strip of bacon
verb
To take off clothes.
He stripped off his shirt in the heat.
Often appears as...
- strip naked
- strip off
verb
To remove all the inside parts of a machine.
He decided to strip down the engine and rebuild it.
Often appears as...
- strip down
- strip an engine
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A row of stores, restaurants, or businesses along a street.
They walked along the strip looking for a place to eat.
Often appears as...
- strip mall
- strip joint
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Preparation Action
Often used when preparing a surface for something new, like painting.
Be sure to strip the wall of any residue before you begin wallpapering.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphoric Use
Sometimes used figuratively to represent the removal of non-physical things.
The scandal stripped him of his dignity.
Pro Tip 3/3Action Completion
Usually involves clearing a surface completely, without leaving remnants.
Strip the cables cleanly before inserting them into the connector.
Pro Tip 1/3Preparation Action
Often used when preparing a surface for something new, like painting.
Be sure to strip the wall of any residue before you begin wallpapering.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphoric Use
Sometimes used figuratively to represent the removal of non-physical things.
The scandal stripped him of his dignity.
Pro Tip 3/3Action Completion
Usually involves clearing a surface completely, without leaving remnants.
Strip the cables cleanly before inserting them into the connector.
Pro Tip 1/3Preparation Action
Often used when preparing a surface for something new, like painting.
Be sure to strip the wall of any residue before you begin wallpapering.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphoric Use
Sometimes used figuratively to represent the removal of non-physical things.
The scandal stripped him of his dignity.
Pro Tip 3/3Action Completion
Usually involves clearing a surface completely, without leaving remnants.
Strip the cables cleanly before inserting them into the connector.
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Cook Wise: Striped Bass...
so we got tons of fish in here right now this is great news I think the recovery strike that is the greatest success story in fishery management in the world why is that in the early 80s striped bass where it's such a low level that people were talking about putting them
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What hallucination...
With another patient of mine who also had some vision, the visions she had could be disturbing. On one occasion, she said she saw a man in a striped shirt in a restaurant. And he turned round, and then he divided into six figures in striped shirts,
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How to spot a...
And if a glowing strip doesn't show up on a recent bill, you have a fake on your hands. For times when you're not dealing with counterfeit masterminds, looking for simple visual cues will do. Make sure the portrait looks lifelike and not flat,
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How do pregnancy tests...
The test starts when urine is applied to the exposed end of the strip. As the fluid travels up the absorbent fibers, it will cross three separate zones, each with an important task. When the wave hits the first zone, the reaction zone,
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Nature's Oddest Looking...
pigs are omnivores as well as stripping the forests of the fruit the cassowaries depend on they can eat their eggs and even their chicks with such a small population this new threat could see the cassowary disappear forever from
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How to create cleaner...
or by placing it deep under the ocean's surface. Stripping away coal's negative elements can happen in three ways. First, and most commonly, as coal burns, the exhaust gas can be mixed with a compound called monoethanolamine.
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Baby Albatross Encounter...
They've got these beautiful grey heads but then their beaks have a bit of blackon the side and then a strip of orange and yellow. And they're just so gorgeous and you see pictures of them, but nothing compares to real life.
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Is invisibility the...
his party actually impediment basically stripped away some of the rights to elect local mayors and regional leaders how's it playing out it kind of contradicts what you just said it does I'm still quite optimistic because
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I don't want children --...
because that strips her of her entire identity as an adult unto herself. Women have this amazing ability to create life, but when we say that that is her purpose,
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The Blue Planet...
stripped bear it was almost as if a museum specimen had been carefully laid out on the sea floor
Video examples
Cook Wise: Striped Bass...
so we got tons of fish in here right now this is great news I think the recovery strike that is the greatest success story in fishery management in the world why is that in the early 80s striped bass where it's such a low level that people were talking about putting them
Video examples
What hallucination...
With another patient of mine who also had some vision, the visions she had could be disturbing. On one occasion, she said she saw a man in a striped shirt in a restaurant. And he turned round, and then he divided into six figures in striped shirts,
Video examples
How to spot a...
And if a glowing strip doesn't show up on a recent bill, you have a fake on your hands. For times when you're not dealing with counterfeit masterminds, looking for simple visual cues will do. Make sure the portrait looks lifelike and not flat,
Video examples
How do pregnancy tests...
The test starts when urine is applied to the exposed end of the strip. As the fluid travels up the absorbent fibers, it will cross three separate zones, each with an important task. When the wave hits the first zone, the reaction zone,
Video examples
Nature's Oddest Looking...
pigs are omnivores as well as stripping the forests of the fruit the cassowaries depend on they can eat their eggs and even their chicks with such a small population this new threat could see the cassowary disappear forever from
Video examples
How to create cleaner...
or by placing it deep under the ocean's surface. Stripping away coal's negative elements can happen in three ways. First, and most commonly, as coal burns, the exhaust gas can be mixed with a compound called monoethanolamine.
Video examples
Baby Albatross Encounter...
They've got these beautiful grey heads but then their beaks have a bit of blackon the side and then a strip of orange and yellow. And they're just so gorgeous and you see pictures of them, but nothing compares to real life.
Video examples
Is invisibility the...
his party actually impediment basically stripped away some of the rights to elect local mayors and regional leaders how's it playing out it kind of contradicts what you just said it does I'm still quite optimistic because
Video examples
I don't want children --...
because that strips her of her entire identity as an adult unto herself. Women have this amazing ability to create life, but when we say that that is her purpose,
Video examples
The Blue Planet...
stripped bear it was almost as if a museum specimen had been carefully laid out on the sea floor
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Quote examples
Feisal Abdul Rauf
Egyptian Theologian
We've got to be fair. You can't say a place that has strip joints is sacred ground. We've got to be just. We've got to speak the truth. We've got to have justice for everybody. We're a country of justice for all, not justice for non-Muslims only or some groups and not for others.
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Kylie Minogue
Australian Musician
Having had cancer, one important thing to know is you're still the same person at the end. You're stripped down to near zero. But most people come out the other end feeling more like themselves than ever before.
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Nick Cannon
American Musician
The beautiful thing about acting is that you can just dive into the character, strip yourself of everything, and just get in there and perfect your craft.
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Karen Kilgariff
American Writer
Many of us were raised with the 'be a lady' thing, and all those kind of things that can be used against you and strip you out of opportunity and power.
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Esther Dyson
American Businesswoman
My life is like a series of comic strips, which is why I like investing: I really like new stuff.
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Jena Malone
American Actress
No matter who the characters are, you can strip them down and find small universal truths.
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Ian McShane
English Actor
Theater is a dance of a different kind, a dance of rawness and characters stripped down.
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Jessie J
English Musician
I'm not afraid to have no make-up on and no hair. I just want to be stripped back.
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Cathy Guisewite
American Cartoonist
The best strips are the most honest. That's just the truth of it.
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Robert Musil
Austrian Writer
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
Quote examples
Feisal Abdul Rauf
Egyptian Theologian
We've got to be fair. You can't say a place that has strip joints is sacred ground. We've got to be just. We've got to speak the truth. We've got to have justice for everybody. We're a country of justice for all, not justice for non-Muslims only or some groups and not for others.
Quote examples
Kylie Minogue
Australian Musician
Having had cancer, one important thing to know is you're still the same person at the end. You're stripped down to near zero. But most people come out the other end feeling more like themselves than ever before.
Quote examples
Nick Cannon
American Musician
The beautiful thing about acting is that you can just dive into the character, strip yourself of everything, and just get in there and perfect your craft.
Quote examples
Karen Kilgariff
American Writer
Many of us were raised with the 'be a lady' thing, and all those kind of things that can be used against you and strip you out of opportunity and power.
Quote examples
Esther Dyson
American Businesswoman
My life is like a series of comic strips, which is why I like investing: I really like new stuff.
Quote examples
Jena Malone
American Actress
No matter who the characters are, you can strip them down and find small universal truths.
Quote examples
Ian McShane
English Actor
Theater is a dance of a different kind, a dance of rawness and characters stripped down.
Quote examples
Jessie J
English Musician
I'm not afraid to have no make-up on and no hair. I just want to be stripped back.
Quote examples
Cathy Guisewite
American Cartoonist
The best strips are the most honest. That's just the truth of it.
Quote examples
Robert Musil
Austrian Writer
Layer by layer art strips life bare.
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