transitive. To remove tiles from (a building or roof). Also with the tiles as object. Cf. rip, v.1 3b. Now rare and English regional.

To strip (a person) naked; to uncover, unroof (a house, etc.). Also figurative.

transitive. To remove the roof of (a building). Obsolete.

(un-, prefix2 affix 1b.)

transitive. To prevent (a bird) from flying by cutting off the pinion of one or both wings; to cut off the pinion of (a bird's wing); = pinion, v.…

transitive. To divest of a bottom or foundation; †figurative, to deprive of support or stay; to unsettle or make unstable.

transitive. To remove bricks from; to open up, set free, by the removal of bricks.

transitive. To remove the paving from (a street, etc.).

transitive. To remove the roof from. Also in extended use.

(un-, prefix2 affix 1b) Also figurative.

transitive. To deprive of a top. Also figurative.

figurative and transferred. To strip (a building, or the like) of its exterior ornament or covering.

transitive. To remove planks from (a floor, bridge, etc.).

transferred. To clear out the contents or inside of; to empty thoroughly; esp. to remove or destroy the internal fittings of (a building, etc.)…

transitive. To dismantle; to strip or take apart.