strip1 nounstrip2 verb
stripstrip1 /strɪp/ ●●● W3 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINstrip2
Origin:
1400-1500 Perhaps from Middle Low German strippe ‘strap’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a strip of bacon
- A strip of sand between the cliffs and the ocean.
- Charlie wasn't allowed to play because he'd forgotten his strip.
- She then snipped the satin into thin strips.
- The uniform of the New York Yankees is white with a fine blue stripe.
- You will need a strip of stiff cardboard to make this hat.
- Cut fish, shrimp, and strips of beef or liver are eaten eagerly.
- He stared mournfully at the bright strip which appeared to float in the cold air over the small table.
- Named after the strips of lead which used to be inserted between lines of metal type.
- Roots and leafless bushes stuck up wildly at the extreme end of the strip.
- She ironed their tiny strips of white embroidered cuffs and collars herself, and sewed them on fresh nearly every day.
THESAURUS
an amount of something that has been cut or separated from the main part: · Could I have another piece of cake?· a piece of broken glass· Emma cut the pie into eight pieces.
a piece. Bit is more informal than piece and is often used about smaller pieces: · The notes were written on bits of paper.· He threw a bit of wood onto the fire.
a small piece of something solid or firm that does not have a regular shape: · two lumps of sugar· a lump of coal· a lump of clay
a small piece of paper, cloth etc that is no longer needed: · I wrote the phone number on a scrap of paper.· The dog was eating scraps of food off the floor.
a long narrow piece of cloth, paper etc: · a strip of cloth· The leather had been cut into strips.
a thin flat piece of something such as paper, glass, or metal: · a blank sheet of paper· a sheet of aluminium
a thin flat piece of bread, cake, meat etc cut from a larger piece: · a slice of pizza· Cut the tomatoes into thin slices.
a piece of something solid that does not have a regular shape – used especially about food, rock, or metal: · The fruit was cut into large chunks.· a chunk of bread
a large piece with rough edges, which has been cut or has broken off a bigger piece of food, rock etc: · a big hunk of cheese· hunks of concrete
a piece of something solid, which has straight sides: · concrete blocks· a block of cheese· a block of ice
a thick flat piece of stone, or of cake, meat etc: · The floor had been made from stone slabs.· a slab of beef
a piece that has six square sides – used especially about food: · a cube of sugar· ice cubes
a piece that has a thick end and a pointed end, and is shaped like a triangle – used especially about food and metal: · a wedge of cheese
a block of soap, chocolate, candy, or metal, which has straight sides: · a chocolate bar· a bar of soap· gold bars worth more than £26 million
British English a slice of bacon: · I usually have two rashers of bacon for breakfast.
Longman Language Activatorclothes that you wear for sport British also stuff American: swimming/football/tennis etc things spoken the clothes that you wear for swimming, playing football etc: · Don't forget to bring your swimming things when we go to Brighton.· I left my gym stuff in the car.
British a set of clothes that that you wear when you play football, tennis etc: · I told the children to put on their gym kit and go outside.· Roz keeps her squash kit at the office and plays at lunchtime.
British /uniform American the set of clothes that a particular team wears in sport: · The uniform of the New York Yankees is white with a fine blue stripe.· Charlie wasn't allowed to play because he'd forgotten his strip.
informal the set of clothes and other equipment that are used for a sport or activity: · Did you pack my hiking gear?· Now that I've got all the gear, I'm ready to come out riding with you.
a thin flat piece a thin flat piece of something such as paper, glass, or metal, usually with four straight sides: · Wrapping paper is sold in sheets or rolls.sheet of: · She decorated a sheet of mirrored glass with a few pressed flowers. · Sinks can be pressed from a single sheet of steel.
a thin flat piece of something such as cloth or paper: strip of: · You will need a strip of stiff cardboard to make this hat.cut/snip etc something into strips: · She then snipped the satin into thin strips.
a small narrow piece of paper, usually with information written on it: · The bank clerk handed me an official blue slip to sign.slip of: · Everyone who votes has to fill in a slip of paper in order to register.wage slipBritish /pay slip American (=a slip of paper that shows how much you have been paid): · I looked through my wallet for last month's wage slip.
a flat piece of glass which has been cut to the size of a window: pane of: · The bullet shattered two panes of glass.window pane: · I watched the rain as it pounded against the window pane.
a thin flat piece of food such as bread, meat, or cheese that has been cut from a bigger piece using a knife: · "Would you like some more toast?" "Just one more slice, please."slice of: · I admired the thick slices of plum cake arranged on the plate.cut/carve something into slices: · The beef was carved into slices so thin you could almost see through them.
WORD SETSanorak, nounarm, nounascot, nounBabygro, nounbalaclava, nounbandanna, nounbaseball cap, nounbasque, nounbathing cap, nounbathing costume, nounbathing suit, nounbathing trunks, nounbathrobe, nounbath towel, nounbeachwear, nounbeading, nounbeanie, nounbearskin, nounbell-bottoms, nounbelt, nounbelted, adjectiveberet, nounbespoke, adjectivebib, nounbikini, nounblack-tie, adjectiveblazer, nounblouse, nounblue jeans, nounboa, nounbobble, nounbobble hat, nounbobby socks, nounbodice, nounbody, nounbody stocking, nounbody suit, nounboiler suit, nounbolero, nounbolo tie, nounbomber jacket, nounbonnet, nounboob tube, nounboot, nounbootee, nounbootlace, nounbottom, nounboxer shorts, nounbra, nounbraid, nounbrassiere, nounbreeches, nounbritches, nounbrogue, nounBurberry, business suit, nounbustle, nouncaftan, nouncagoule, nouncamiknickers, nouncamisole, nouncap, nouncape, nouncardigan, nouncare label, nouncarpet slipper, nouncassock, nouncast-offs, nouncasual, adjectivecat suit, nounchemise, nounchinos, nounchinstrap, nouncloak, nouncloche, nounclog, nouncloth cap, nouncoat, nouncoattails, nouncocked hat, nouncony, nouncoonskin, adjectivecope, nouncorset, nouncourt shoe, nouncouture, nouncowboy hat, nouncowl, nouncowl neck, nouncrew neck, nouncrinoline, nouncuff, nounculottes, nouncummerbund, nouncut, noundeck shoe, noundeerstalker, noundelicates, nounderby, noundicky, noundinner jacket, noundog collar, noundonkey jacket, noundouble-breasted, adjectivedoublet, noundrainpipe trousers, noundrawstring, noundress, noundressing gown, noundress shirt, noundress uniform, noundrip-dry, adjectivedry-clean, verbdry cleaner's, nounduffel coat, noundungarees, nounduster, nounearmuffs, nounelbow, nounensemble, nounespadrille, nounevening dress, nounfalsies, nounfashion, nounfashion show, nounfastener, nounfeather boa, nounfeathered, adjectivefez, nounfishnet stockings, nounfitting, nounfitting room, nounflannel, nounflannelette, nounflat, adjectiveflat cap, nounfleece, nounflip-flops, nounflipper, nounfloor-length, adjectiveflounce, nounflounced, adjectivefly, nounfootwear, nounformal, nounfox, nounfray, verbfrilly, adjectivefrock, nounfrock coat, nounfull, adjectivefull dress, nounfur, nounfuzz, noungabardine, noungaiter, noungaloshes, noungarment, noungarter, noungarter belt, noungather, verbgather, noungathering, noungauntlet, noungear, noungetup, noungirdle, nounglove, noungloved, adjectivegown, noungreatcoat, nounG-string, noungumboot, noungusset, noungym shoe, noungymslip, nounhaberdasher, nounhaberdashery, nounhalter, nounhand-me-down, nounhanger, nounhankie, nounhard-wearing, adjectivehat, nounhatpin, nounhatter, nounheadband, nounheaddress, nounheadscarf, nounhem, nounhem, verbhemline, nounhip pocket, nounhobnailed, adjectivehomburg, nounhooded, adjectivehook and eye, nounhose, nounhosiery, nounhot pants, nounhousecoat, nouninformal, adjectiveinsole, nouninstep, nouniron, nouniron, verbironing, nounjackboot, nounjacket, nounjammies, nounjeans, nounjerkin, nounjersey, nounJockey shorts, nounjockstrap, nounjodhpurs, nounjogging suit, nounjumper, nounjumpsuit, nounkaftan, nounkerchief, nounkhakis, nounkilt, nounkimono, nounknee breeches, nounknickerbockers, nounknickers, nounlace, nounlace-up, nounlapel, nounleg, nounleggings, nounleotard, nounlinen, nounloafer, nounloincloth, nounlong, adjectivelong johns, nounlounge suit, nounlow, adjectivelow-cut, adjectiveLycra, nounmac, nounmackintosh, nounmantle, nounmasquerade, nounmatinée jacket, nounmenswear, nounmilliner, nounmillinery, nounmini, nounminiskirt, nounmink, nounmitt, nounmitten, nounmob cap, nounmoccasin, nounmoleskin, nounmonogram, nounmoon boot, nounmorning coat, nounmorning dress, nounmorning suit, nounmourning, nounmuff, nounmuffler, nounmukluks, nounmule, nounmuu-muu, nounname-tape, nounnational costume, nounnational dress, nounneck, nounneckerchief, nounnecktie, nounnegligee, nounnightcap, nounnightclothes, nounnightdress, nounnightgown, nounnightie, nounnightshirt, nounnightwear, nounnon-iron, adjectiveoff-the-peg, adjectiveoilskin, nounone-piece, adjectiveopen, adjectiveopen-necked, adjectiveouterwear, nounoutfitter, nounoutsize, adjectiveoverall, nounovercoat, nounoverdressed, adjectiveovershoe, nounoxford, nounpadded, adjectivepanama hat, nounpanel, nounpantaloons, nounpanties, nounpants, nounpantyhose, nounparka, nounpatch, nounpatch, verbpatent leather, nounpeak, nounpencil skirt, nounpetticoat, nounpillbox, nounpinafore, nounpinny, nounpith helmet, nounpj's, nounplimsoll, nounplus fours, nounpolo neck, nounpolo shirt, nounponcho, nounpre-shrunk, adjectivepull-on, adjectivepullover, nounputtee, nounpyjamas, nounraglan, adjectiveraincoat, nounrainproof, adjectiveready-to-wear, adjectiveregalia, nounrevealing, adjectiverobe, nounrobed, adjectiverubber boot, nounruff, nounruffle, nounrun, verbrun, nounsable, nounsaddle shoe, nounsailor suit, nounsandal, nounsari, nounsarong, nounsartorial, adjectivesash, nounsatchel, nounscarf, nounschool tie, nounscoop neck, nounseamed, adjectiveseamless, adjectiveseparates, nounshawl, nounshell suit, nounshirt, nounshirtfront, nounshirt tail, nounshoe, nounshoehorn, nounshoelace, nounshoemaker, nounshoestring, nounshoulder, nounshoulder strap, nounshowerproof, adjectivesinglet, nounskin-tight, adjectiveskirt, nounskull cap, nounslicker, nounslingback, nounslip, nounslip-ons, nounslipper, nounsmock, nounsmoking jacket, nounsmuggling, nounsnap, nounsnappy, adjectivesneaker, nounsnowshoe, nounsnug, adjectivesock, nounsole, nounsole, verbsombrero, nounsou'wester, nounsox, nounsporran, nounsport coat, nounsport jacket, nounsports coat, nounsport shirt, nounsports jacket, nounsports shirt, nounsporty, adjectivestay, nounStetson, nounstiletto, nounstocking, nounstole, nounstone-washed, adjectivestraitjacket, nounstrip, nounstud, nounsuit, nounsundress, nounsun hat, nounsurplice, nounsuspender belt, nounsweatband, nounsweater, nounsweatpants, nounsweatshirt, nounsweat suit, nounswimming costume, nounswimming trunks, nounswimsuit, nounswimwear, nountailcoat, nountank top, nountee shirt, nounten-gallon hat, nounTerylene, nounthermal, adjectivethong, nounthree-piece suit, nountights, nountoga, nountop, nountopcoat, nountopee, nountop hat, nountopi, nountopper, nountracksuit, nountrain, nountrench coat, nountrilby, nountrousers, nountrouser suit, nounT-shirt, nountube top, nountuck, verbtuck, nountunic, nounturban, nounturtleneck, nountutu, nountuxedo, nountweed, nountwinset, nountwo-piece, adjectiveunderclothes, noununderdressed, adjectiveundergarment, noununderpants, nounundershirt, noununderwear, nounundies, noununiform, noununiformed, adjectiveunion suit, nounupper, nounveil, nounvelour, nounvelvet, nounvisor, nounvoluminous, adjectivewaist, nounwaistband, nounwaistcoat, nounwaistline, nounwardrobe, nounwashing, nounwaterproof, nounwear, nounwedding dress, nounwellie, nounwellington, nounwelly, nounwet-look, adjectivewet suit, nounwimple, nounwind breaker, nounwing collar, nounwingtip, nounwool, nounwoollen, adjectivewoollens, nounwoolly, adjectivewoolly, nounworsted, nounwrap, nounwrap-around, adjectivewrinkle, nounwristband, nounY-fronts, nounyoke, nounzoot suit, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
The governor ordered the prisoner to be stripped naked and whipped.
1a long narrow piece of paper, cloth etc: (=clothes worn by a particular football team)· The team wear a different football strip for their Champions League matches.
(=a narrow piece of land)· They owned the strip of land between the forest and the sea.
The governor ordered the prisoner to be stripped naked and whipped. (=remove all the paint from a surface)· We decided to strip the paint off the doors.
(=have it taken from you as a punishment)· The officer was stripped of his rank for his part in affair.
(=not wearing any clothes on the top half of your body)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· The effect is as if a central strip were cut out and the remaining top and bottom rectangles rejoined.· It was known from the start that the camera had this problem with the central strip.· The gaps between the central strip and the beading must be wide enough for the glass to slip easily into them.· The single cards too were placed variously in the top half, bottom half and crossing the central strip.· The central strip is more firmly fixed in place by two or three panel pins.· Once again, the gaps between the central strip and the beading must be wide enough to hold the glass.· A river of people surged, fighting to gain the central express strip where that panic-stricken river raced fastest.
· And the ban will stay in place as long as the coastal strip is starved of much needed rain.· The islanders inhabit the coastal strip only, and subsist almost entirely on royalties from the mining.· Although hierarchy was not expressed by ritual along the coastal strip, inequality remained fundamental to perceptions of caste.· With his vision of what they could achieve, he planned a whole series of assaults on airfields along the coastal strip.· Large deposits of ash, burnt clay and associated briquetage have been found in numerous places along this coastal strip.
· The repair film is available as patches or as a 3.5m long strip.· By combining long and short strips of two different metals-brass and steel-in one pendulum, Harrison eliminated the problem.· They are long, narrow strips of land surrounded on at least three sides by canals.· The skin at her forehead blistered up, peeling off in long ragged strips.· Now he was moving slowly as the bark peeled back in a longer and longer strip.· Cut a long strip of fondant to wrap around the bottom edge of the ship.· In the good, old-fashioned days text was sent off to be typeset and came back in long strips called galleys.
· Guard a narrow strip of paper or linen pasted to a single leaf to allow sewing into a section for binding.· Thus a narrow horizontal strip in the middle of the image is not seen.· They are long, narrow strips of land surrounded on at least three sides by canals.· Now there was just a narrow strip of greasy jetty between Rincewind's heels and the river.· By using the push buttons you can run the lace patterns in narrow strips between stocking stitch.· Across the Estuary, two miles away, the sun was lighting up a narrow strip of sand on the Yorkshire coast.· The narrow strip of tarmac, not enclosed by fences, winds free in a continuous search for easy passage.· So a narrow vertical phosphor strip is all you need: rapid luminous sampling will reconstruct the image as it sweeps past.
· Outside the door of the policemen's shelter is a small strip of land known as Snipers' Alley.· Chef Henry's Tip-Top Bistro is in a small strip mall in a space that was the original home of Bravissimo.· There is a small strip of garden at the front but nothing at the back or side, not even a yard.· San Francisco is only prevented from being an island by a very small strip of land.· This small strip of cloth has been invested with heavy historical implications.
· Cut the chicken, carrot and courgette into thin strips.· Slice the garlic cloves into thin strips and fry in the remaining olive oil.· The method of forming the top- and bottom-knots was to twist a thin strip of the shroud material into a cord.· With a cheese slicer or sharp knife, shave thin strips of cheese over pesto.· From the window you could see one thin strip of blue between the houses opposite; her view of the harbour.· Cut out long thin strips for trimming around the top edge of the boat and fix on with a dampened paint brush.· The pond from this angle was merely a thin strip of water.
· Cut out wide strips and wrap around cake and arrange strip of ribbon on board.· Stack greens few at a time and cut intoinch-wide strips.· The wide strip will contain a language pattern which is well known to the pupils, eg give him the large book.· These transects comprised kilometer-wide strips running north-south across the island.· Some nests are given waterproof roofs by using particularly wide strips of leaves for the top half.· The members would like six-inch knitted squares or six-inch wide strips measuring six or four feet.
NOUN· I felt like Max Zillion, a cartoon strip character devised by Hunt Emerson.· It comes from Al Capp's cartoon strip Li'l Abner.
· Souvenir stands and pawnshops and a strip club attract those tired of spending their incomes one quarter at a time.· Next to the pub was a loud strip club.· I went to a strip club.· Apparently the strip club owners were threatening to put in dart boards and pool tables.· Double-entendre lyrics run amok at this sonic strip club from hell.· This entailed flying to Tokyo to live and work in a strip club.· The law rightly sets reasonable limits on where strip clubs can be located.
· This was because the arrival of the fleet was a very special time for the clubs and strip joints of Perth.· He also discussed a visit to a strip joint and what would make him run from a woman's bedroom.· Authorities hope to find a link between the Hells Angels and a fatal beating in a San Jose strip joint.
· In December 1991 he often visited a nearby farm landing strip and talked to microlight owners and examined their aircraft.· At Dungavel House, where the Duke of Hamilton had his residence, there was a private landing strip.· The landing strip had been described to me in some detail.· He has overshot the landing strip again.· It is certainly an aircraft that requires a good sized landing strip as approaches have to be made fairly flat.· It's used as a landing strip for emergencies only by the Luftwaffe.· He was directed towards a glider landing strip, but he appears to have clipped a tree and then crashed on farmland.· It dips its wings in acknowledgement of the landing strip, and circles, preparing to land.
· Alternatively, you can opt for a strip light, and cut out any glare by concealing it with a baffle.· The stack swung in farther, revealing a long, damp passageway, dimly lit with strip lights.· The strip lights flickered again, providing the faintest luminescence.· Thunder rolled and grumbled beyond, and the eerie blue glow from the overhead strip lights flickered momentarily.· These are: Conventional pendant and ceiling lights, wall lights, table lamps, floor lamps and strip lights.· Meanwhile I tested the electric strip light to see if it still buzzed.· Another strip light exploded in the roaring maelstrom, showering them with glass.· Display a collection of models houses, soldiers, toys, cars-on shelves, carefully lit by strip lights behind baffles.
· Main Street has been replaced by the strip mall and the shopping mall, concentrating consumer goods in an auto-friendly space.· Chef Henry's Tip-Top Bistro is in a small strip mall in a space that was the original home of Bravissimo.· The restaurant was situated in a strip mall about four blocks from the office.· The typical retail pushcart is set up in the open areas of a shopping mall or strip mall.· The Moores have watched the trends for 17 years from their shop in the back of a strip mall in Silver Spring.· Tract housing, strip malls and public schools surrounded Southwestern.· She owned the ice cream parlor, plus a shared interest in a strip mall.
· Railroad tracks lead away from all the strip mines.
· Every date would include a meal, a movie and a strip search.· In animals the sperm is given a sort of strip search as it enters the egg to remove all the organelles.· I found having it taken away worse than the strip search.· The strip search seemed fairly pointless, in as much as they didn't go through my pockets.
· Then we took him to a strip show.
· An alternative to blood testing by the laboratory is the use of a test strip in conjunction with a reflectance meter.· Use your test strip as a guide to how much flash to give.· Make up your ferri. solution fairly dilute and test on your test strip before applying to your finished image.· These test strips should be used only for monitoring and not for making executive decisions.· Looks like just a test strip.· With the crop at two large leaves, he made the bold step of taking the subsoiler through a 12m test strip.· Now make a test strip of your neg.
VERB· Working quickly, he used his knife to cut strips of cloth from the man's clothing.· He used his X-Acto knife to cut a new signature strip from a sheet of opaque paper.· Thinly pare the rind from 1 orange and cut into narrow strips.· Stack greens few at a time and cut intoinch-wide strips.· Trim the edges so they are straight and even, and cut the strip so that it measures the circumference of the cake.· For the striped ribbon, thinly roll out the burgundy icing and cut into thick strips.· Dice the pineapple and cut the pepper into strips.
· Raising his tracksuit top, he tore a strip from the exposed white T-shirt underneath.· Then I destroyed them, sometimes tearing them into little strips, sometimes burning them.
a strip of paper► see thesaurus at piece2a long narrow area of land: A strip of sand between the cliffs and the sea.3do a strip to take your clothes off, especially in a sexually exciting way as a form of entertainment4American English a road with a lot of shops, restaurants etc along it: the Las Vegas strip5[usually singular] British English the clothes worn by a sports team: Liverpool’s famous red strip6a strip cartoon → comic strip, landing strip, → tear somebody off a strip at tear2(8)strip1 nounstrip2 verb
stripstrip2 ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle stripped, present participle stripping) WORD ORIGINstrip1
Origin:
Old English -strypanVERB TABLE
strip
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | strip |
| he, she, it | strips | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | stripped |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have stripped |
| he, she, it | has stripped | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had stripped |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will strip |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have stripped |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am stripping |
| he, she, it | is stripping | |
| you, we, they | are stripping | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was stripping |
| you, we, they | were stripping | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been stripping |
| he, she, it | has been stripping | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been stripping |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be stripping |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been stripping |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- ""I'd like you to strip to the waist so I can listen to your chest,'' said the doctor.
- I think we should strip the old varnish off and see what the wood's like underneath.
- I was taken to police headquarters where I was stripped and searched.
- One of the guards stripped the prisoner and beat him with a chain.
- The men were stripped naked and herded into a small prison cell.
- The prisoners were ordered to strip down to their underwear and wait for the guards.
- The women in the club screamed and clapped as the male dancers began to strip.
- Tim stripped and climbed into bed.
- We stripped the doors down to the bare wood.
- A reprimand would allow Gingrich to keep his leadership job, while a formal censure would strip Gingrich of his speakership.
- All of the land swept by the floods was stripped absolutely to bedrock.
- Face masks work by means of a mild exfoliating action, stripping off surface dead-skin cells.
- He had been stripped and measured, and two tailors were now working on the clothes.
- Some rooms were even stripped of their wallpaper.
- We stood in the entranceway, stripping off our rain parkas as puddles formed at our feet.
Longman Language Activatorto take off your clothes
: take off something · "It's warm in here,'' said Michael, taking off his jacket.take something/it/them off · Take your shoes off before you come in.· Mom, I hate this tie. Can I take it off?
to take off all your clothes, especially before going to bed: · She got undressed and went to bed.
written to take off all your clothes, especially before going to bed: · Paul went into the bathroom to undress.
to take off your clothes and put on different clothes: · The boys ran up the stairs to get changed.· I'll be ready in a second, I just have to get changed.
to take off all or some of your clothes and put different clothes on: · Do you mind waiting while I change my clothes?change into: · She changed into a sweater and some jeans.change out of: · Ed went into the bedroom to change out of his work clothes.
to quickly take off all your clothes or a piece of clothing: · We stripped off and dived into the pool.strip off something: · She ran upstairs, stripped off her jeans and sweater and pulled on a dressing gown.
to take off all your clothes, especially because someone has told you to, or in a way that is deliberately sexually exciting: · The women in the club screamed and clapped as the male dancers began to strip.strip to the waist (=take off all the clothes on the top half of your body): · "I'd like you to strip to the waist so I can listen to your chest,'' said the doctor.strip (down) to your shorts, underwear etc (=take off everything except your shorts, underwear etc): · The prisoners were ordered to strip down to their underwear and wait for the guards.
to take off your clothes or a piece of clothing very quickly and roughly: tear off something: · I tore off the plastic gloves and threw them away.tear something off: · James began to undress wildly, tearing his clothes off as if he was on fire.
to take off someone else's clothes to take off all someone's clothes for them, especially because they are unable to do it themselves: · I'll get the children undressed and ready for bed.· Two nurses undressed the old woman and lifted her on to the bed.
to take off all someone's clothes because you are going to punish or search them: · One of the guards stripped the prisoner and beat him with a chain.· I was taken to police headquarters where I was stripped and searched.strip somebody naked: · The men were stripped naked and herded into a small prison cell.
to very quickly and roughly take off someone's clothes: · Molly tore off the child's clothing looking for more marks and bruises.
to make someone remove their clothes in order to check their body for hidden drugs or weapons: · We cannot open every piece of baggage and strip search every passenger on every flight.· Hicks was taken to the police station, strip searched, and put in a holding cell.
to remove something such as paint, dirt etc from a surface: take off something · She was told to go to the washroom and take off her lipstick.take something off something · A standard detergent should take most of the grease off the surface.take something off · Paintstripper is the easiest way to take old paint off.
to remove something such as paint, dirt, or marks from a surface: get something off: · I don't know how I'm going to get this old varnish off.get something off something: · How do you get mold stains off the wall?
to take something off a surface, especially dirt, marks, or something that should not be there: · You can use lemon juice to remove the grease.remove something from something: · Remove any dirt from the negative before printing the photograph.
to remove something from a surface by wiping it or rubbing it with a cloth: wipe/rub something off: · I wiped the paint off with my handkerchief.wipe/rub something off something: · Mitchell tried to rub the dirt off the nameplate with his gloved thumb.· He wiped the dust off the piano.wipe/rub off something: · She picked up one of the shoes and carefully wiped off the mud.
to remove something from a surface by rubbing it with something sharp such as your fingernail or a knife: scrape/scratch off something: · We started by scraping off the old wallpaper.· It took a long time to scrape off all the dirt and bits of food from the top of the cooker.· Someone had scratched some of the paint off my car.scrape something/it/them off: · The car was covered in rust and Joey had to scrape it off with a knife.· Lottery cards have silver panels which you scratch off to see if you have won a prize.
to remove something such as the skin of a fruit or a piece of paper from a surface, by gently pulling it: peel off something: · Slice each avocado in half, then peel off the skin.peel something off: · When I peeled the label off I discovered that the old price was $2 cheaper.
to remove something that is covering the whole of a surface: · We stripped the doors down to the bare wood.strip something off: · I think we should strip the old varnish off and see what the wood's like underneath.
to take something from someone to take something out of someone's hands: · Let me take your bags -- you look exhausted.· Oh, mom, could you just take this for a second?· He took her coat, and hung it in the hall.take something from somebody: · He walked slowly across the room and took the gun from her.take something off somebody informal: · Can you take some of these books off me?
to take something from someone with a sudden violent movement: · He just grabbed my camera and ran off with it.snatch/grab something from somebody/something: · Gerry snatched her diary from the desk, and she lunged to grab it back.snatch/grab something off somebody informal: · Paul grabbed the bag of sweets off his sister and ran away with it.
to take something important from someone, such as a possession or a right, either as a punishment or in a way that is wrong or unfair: take away something: · Mom's threatened to take away my stereo if my schoolwork doesn't improve.· The new law would take away the rights of workers to go on strike.· That's stupid -- it's like teaching someone to read, then taking away all their books!take something away: · No, Eli, I'm taking it away now!take something away from somebody: · Even though Polly still needs it, the authorities have taken the wheelchair away from her.
to take something such as drugs, guns, or documents from someone who is keeping them illegally or taking them from one place to another: · Police seized 53 weapons and made 42 arrests.· Over 52,000 E-tablets hidden in a car door were seized by customs officials.· Assets worth over $1 million were seized, along with documents relating to the company's financial dealings.
to take something such as a car or an animal away from someone and keep it in a special place until they are officially allowed to have it back: · The act will give the government new rights to impound untaxed cars and crush them. · The medical officer says that the animals will be impounded while tests are carried out.· Police recovered both items, and impounded a black BMW from the murder scene.
to officially take something away from someone, either as a punishment or because they are not allowed to have it: · Your vehicle can be confiscated if you are transporting marijuana.· The authorities will confiscate firearms found on a boat or plane if the owner cannot show proof of US licensing. confiscate something from somebody: · The group claims that billions of dollars in property and bank accounts was confiscated from Jewish businessmen in the Second World War.
if the army or other military organization commandeers something such as a vehicle or a building, they take it away from the owners in order to use it in a war: · Bud's truck had been commandeered by the regiment.· The officers had commandeered every house in the area.· A paramilitary group attempted to commandeer the bus and take it to Madrid.
to take away or not let someone have their rights, advantages etc, especially in a way that seems unfair: · Under Stalin, Soviet citizens were deprived of their most basic human rights.· The boy's parents claim the school's actions have effectively deprived their son of education.· Banning the carnival will deprive law-abiding citizens of a source of culturally valuable entertainment.
to completely take away someone's rights, responsibilities, or a prize they have won, especially as a punishment for doing something wrong: · The captain was stripped of his licence after the collision.· He was formally stripped of his American citizenship.· The ruling authority stripped him of his boxing title after he was convicted of importing heroin.· The court ruled that Learer's conviction did not constitute grounds for stripping her of custody of her four children.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Eric stood in the hot sun, stripped to the waist (=not wearing any clothes on the top half of his body). Terry stripped down to her bra and pants (=removed all her clothes except her bra and pants) and tried on the dress. The boys stripped naked and jumped in the pond. The apartment had been stripped bare.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The governor ordered the prisoner to be stripped naked and whipped.
1take off clothes a)[intransitive, transitive] (also strip off) to take off your clothes or take off someone else’s clothes: Eric stood in the hot sun, stripped to the waist (=not wearing any clothes on the top half of his body). Terry stripped down to her bra and pants (=removed all her clothes except her bra and pants) and tried on the dress. The boys stripped naked and jumped in the pond. The apartment had been stripped bare. (=clothes worn by a particular football team)· The team wear a different football strip for their Champions League matches.
(=a narrow piece of land)· They owned the strip of land between the forest and the sea.
The governor ordered the prisoner to be stripped naked and whipped. (=remove all the paint from a surface)· We decided to strip the paint off the doors.
(=have it taken from you as a punishment)· The officer was stripped of his rank for his part in affair.
(=not wearing any clothes on the top half of your body)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· That is using assets, not stripping them.· Some senior executives have been accused by minority shareholders of mismanagement, nepotism, and of presiding over asset-stripping.
· Their leader, Thorez, had deserted from the army and been stripped of his citizenship in 1939.
· The dark eyes slid over her, just as they had earlier, seeming to strip the clothes from her skin.· Clearly disturbed, Brown stripped off his clothes and sat in the cell naked, covered with his own feces.· Paul obeyed her, stripped off his clothes, and sat in his dressing-gown while they dried.· One afternoon I stripped off my clothes and joined Clarisa under the covers.· Now she regretted stripping the clothes from his body.· Soldiers stopped high school girls on the streets, stripped off their clothes and sexually humiliated them.· She was hardly aware of him stripping her of her clothes before his tongue started its own journey of exploration.· They stripped off his clothes, and that was when he saw that his left knee was shattered.
· Gulls gather in flocks to peck out eyes and strip the yellowing flesh.· The arms, legs and buttocks of these children are often stripped of flesh so that the skin hangs in folds.· Once it was back on the board the chef had it stripped to the flesh in seconds.
· Before a criminal case can begin, he must be stripped of this immunity.
· It was a simple matter to strip off the layers of spoil from the stages in the construction.
· The electorates of each country would be stripped of their powers.· Now, as he regarded the principal, stripped of his power, my father could not restrain himself any longer.· Mr Assad defused that crisis by stripping Rifat of power, but Alawite rivalries remain keen.
· He was hauled before a court martial and stripped of his rank.
· Travis stripped off his shirt and tossed it aside before unrolling the sleeping-bag and spreading it before the fire.· Before attending to the child he stripped off his bleached-khaki shirt and gave it to Jane.
· Britain's first world heavyweight champion in nearly 100 years he could be stripped of his title almost immediately.· Army in 1967, which led to him being stripped of his title.
· Many of the men who sat outside the tents were stripped to the waist and some of them were barefoot.· And a woman stripped naked to the waist, her luxuriant, flowered yellow hat vibrating against a deep black ground.· Five young men, already in custody, were stripped to the waist.· When insulted, they stripped to the waist, put on hideous driftwood masks and sang nasty songs at each other.· The well-endowed prisoners all strip to the waist and begin sweating and grunting as they struggle to free the craft.· He was stripped to the waist, tanned and big-shouldered, in remarkable condition for a man of his age.· He took off his jacket, tossed his tie to one side and stripped to the waist.
VERB· Fearing collapse of the farm, workers began to strip buildings of wood and cannibalize tractor parts.· Six years ago she had begun stripping the blackened and crazed varnish off the interior woodwork.· Then the sea began to strip away tile mud, and it seemed as if the site would fall prey to looters.· And so began the systematic stripping away of what little autonomy Mama had left.
Jack stripped and jumped into the shower. The prisoner was stripped and beaten.strip off something He stripped off his sweater and threw it onto the couch. Eric stood in the hot sun, stripped to the waist (=not wearing any clothes on the top half of his body). Terry stripped down to her bra and pants (=removed all her clothes except her bra and pants) and tried on the dress. The boys stripped naked and jumped in the pond. b)[intransitive] to take off your clothes in a sexually exciting way as entertainment for someone else2remove [transitive] to remove something that is covering the surface of something else: Strip the beds and wash the sheets.strip something off/from something We need to strip the wallpaper off the walls first.strip something of something tall windows stripped of curtains3engines/equipment [transitive] (also strip down) to separate an engine or piece of equipment into pieces in order to clean or repair it SYN dismantle4building/ship etc [transitive] to remove everything that is inside a building, all the equipment from a car etc so that it is completely empty: The apartment had been stripped bare.5damage [transitive] to damage or break the gears of something or the thread (=raised line) on a screw so that it does not work correctly anymore → asset strippingstrip something ↔ away phrasal verb to remove something, especially something that hides or protects someone or something: His book aims to strip away the lies and show the world as it really is.strip somebody of something phrasal verb to take away something important from someone as a punishment, for example their title, property, or power: Captain Evans was found guilty and stripped of his rank.