Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense strips, present participle stripping, past tense, past participle stripped
1. countable noun
A stripof something such as paper, cloth, or food is a long, narrow piece of it.
...a new kind of manufactured wood made by pressing strips of wood together and bakingthem. [+ of]
The simplest rag-rugs are made with strips of fabric plaited together.
Serve dish with strips of fresh raw vegetables. [+ of]
Synonyms: piece, shred, bit, band More Synonyms of strip
2. countable noun
A stripof land or water is a long narrow area of it.
The coastal cities of Liguria sit on narrow strips of land lying under steep mountains. [+ of]
...a short boat ride across a narrow strip of water. [+ of]
Synonyms: stretch, area, tract, expanse More Synonyms of strip
3. countable noun
A strip is a long street in a city or town, where there are a lot of stores, restaurants, and hotels.
[US]
She owns a hotel-restaurant in the commercial strip on the mainland.
4. verb
If you strip, you take off your clothes.
They stripped completely, and lay in the damp grass. [VERB]
The residents stripped naked in protest. [VERB adjective]
Synonyms: undress, disrobe, expose yourself, take your clothes off More Synonyms of strip
Strip off means the same as strip.
The children were brazenly stripping off and leaping into the sea. [VERBPARTICLE]
5. verb [usually passive]
If someone is stripped, their clothes are taken off by another person, for example in order to search for hidden or illegal things.
One prisoner claimed he'd been dragged to a cell, stripped and beaten. [beVERB-ed]
6. See also strip-search
7. verb
To strip something means to remove everything that covers it.
After Mike left for work I stripped the beds and vacuumed the carpets. [VERB noun]
The floorboards in both this room and the dining room have been stripped, sandedand sealed. [beVERB-ed]
Synonyms: peel, clean, clear, rub More Synonyms of strip
8. verb
If you strip an engine or a piece of equipment, you take it to pieces so that it can be cleaned or repaired.
Volvo's three-man team stripped the car and restored it. [VERB noun]
Strip down means the same as strip.
In five years I had to strip the water pump down four times. [VERB noun PARTICLE]
I stripped down the carburettors, cleaned and polished the pieces and rebuilt theunits. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
9. verb
To strip someone of their property, rights, or titles means to take those things away from them.
The soldiers have stripped the civilians of their passports, and every other typeof document. [V n of n]
A senior official was stripped of all his privileges for publicly criticising hisemployer. [beVERB-ed + of]
[Also V n + of]
Synonyms: plunder, rob, loot, empty More Synonyms of strip
10. countable noun
In a newspaper or magazine, a strip is a series of drawings which tell a story. The words spoken by the characters are often written on the drawings.
[US]
...the Doonesbury strip.
11. See also landing strip
12.
See to tear a strip off
Phrasal verbs:
See strip away
See strip down
See strip off
More Synonyms of strip
strip in British English1
(strɪp)
verbWord forms: strips, stripping or stripped
1.
to take or pull (the covering, clothes, etc) off (oneself, another person, or thing)
to strip a wall
to strip a bed
2. (intransitive)
a.
to remove all one's clothes
b.
to perform a striptease
3. (transitive)
to denude or empty completely
4. (transitive)
to deprive
he was stripped of his pride
5. (transitive)
to rob or plunder
6. (transitive)
to remove (paint, varnish, etc) from (a surface, furniture, etc) by sanding, with a solvent, etc
stripped pine
7. Also: pluck(transitive)
to pull out the old coat of hair from (dogs of certain long- and wire-haired breeds)
8.
a.
to remove the leaves from the stalks of (tobacco, etc)
b.
to separate the two sides of a leaf from the stem of (tobacco, etc)
9. (transitive) agriculture
to draw the last milk from each of the teats of (a cow)
10.
to dismantle (an engine, mechanism, etc)
11.
to tear off or break (the thread) from (a screw, bolt, etc) or (the teeth) from (a gear)
12. (often foll by down)
to remove the accessories from (a motor vehicle)
his car was stripped down
13.
to remove (the most volatile constituent) from (a mixture of liquids) by boiling, evaporation, or distillation
14. printing(usually foll by in)
to combine (pieces of film or paper) to form a composite sheet from which a plate can be made
15. (transitive)
(in freight transport) to unpack (a container)
See also stuffing and stripping
noun
16.
the act or an instance of undressing or of performing a striptease
Word origin
Old English bestriepan to plunder; related to Old High German stroufen to plunder, strip
strip in British English2
(strɪp)
noun
1.
a relatively long, flat, narrow piece of something
2. short for airstrip
3. philately
a horizontal or vertical row of three or more unseparated postage stamps
4.
the clothes worn by the members of a team, esp a football team
5. business
a triple option on a security or commodity consisting of one call option and two put options at the same price and for the sameperiod
Compare strap (sense 5)
6. New Zealand short for dosing strip
7. tear someone off a strip
verbWord forms: strips, stripping or stripped
8.
to cut or divide into strips
Word origin
C15: from Middle Dutch strīpestripe1
strip in American English1
(strɪp)
verb transitiveWord forms: stripped or ˈstripping
1.
to remove (the clothing or covering) of or from (a person); make naked; undress
2.
to deprive or dispossess (a person or thing) of (honors, titles, attributes, etc.)
3.
to despoil of wealth, property, etc.; plunder; rob
4.
to pull, tear, or take off (a covering, skin, etc.) from (a person or thing)
5.
to make bare or clear by removing fruit, growth, removable parts, etc.
to strip a room of furniture
6.
to take apart (a firearm, etc.) piece by piece, as for cleaning; dismantle
7.
to break or damage the thread of (a nut, bolt, or screw) or the teeth of (a gear)
8.
to remove the last milk from (a cow) with a stroking movement of the thumb and forefinger
9.
to remove the large central rib from (tobacco leaves) or the leaf from (the stalk)
verb intransitive
10.
to take off all clothing; undress
11. US
to perform a striptease
noun US
12.
striptease
SYNONYMY NOTE: strip1 implies the pulling or tearing off of clothing, outer covering, etc. and often connotesforcible or even violent action and total deprivation [to strip paper off a wall, stripped of sham]; denude implies that the thing stripped is left exposed or naked [land denuded of vegetation]; divest implies the taking away of something with which one has been clothed or invested[an official divested of authority]; bare1 simply implies an uncovering or laying open to view [to bare one's head in reverence]; dismantle implies the act of stripping a house, ship, etc. of all of its furniture or equipment[a dismantled factory]
Word origin
ME strepen < OE stripan, akin to streifen, to strip off < IE *streub- < base *ster-, to streak, stroke > strike
strip in American English2
(strɪp)
noun
1.
a long, narrow piece, as of land, ribbon, wood, etc.
2. US
an area of dense commercial development, often of a specified kind, along a thoroughfare
a fast-food strip
3. US
comic strip
4.
airstrip
5. Philately
a vertical or horizontal row of three or more attached stamps
verb transitive
6.
to cut or tear into strips
Word origin
altered (infl. by strip1) < stripe
More idioms containing
strip
tear a strip off someone
Examples of 'strip' in a sentence
strip
His father would strip down motorcycle engines on the kitchen table.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Those strips of land were the line between wellbeing and destitution.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You apply the wax with a spatula and the strips remove hairs very efficiently.
The Sun (2010)
Pin and stitch the skirt strips together into a ring with flat fell seams.
Churchill, Jane (ed.) Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings (1993)
Next thing we stripped off completely and still sat there.
The Sun (2009)
In some places the countryside has become stripped of woods.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Cops were called as they stripped off in a car park for an initiation ceremony.
The Sun (2013)
Put it over the head and tie with a long strip cut from the other blanket.
The Sun (2013)
Behind the buildings the land is divided into a series of narrow strips.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Place two strips right side up with ends parallel to each other.
Churchill, Jane (ed.) Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings (1993)
None of the men was stripped of clothes and dignity.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Remove two strips of zest the length of the orange.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And strips of cloth had been tied around the reserve chute so that it could not be opened either.
The Sun (2007)
One landing strip would be retained so that wealthy patients could land and take off within reach of the city hospital.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
After a strip act, he lasted ten minutes before being booed off.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They are a proper club with a proper strip; more teams should wear claret and blue.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Their father taught them woodwork, how to write a letter and how to strip an engine.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A strip of fertile land runs along the river and life here has changed little over the centuries.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
These strips pull out any build-up.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This is done by pushing at the top with your thumbs until the pepper splits, then you can tear it into strips.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
When films were taken out of these machines and projected on big screens, these strips were joined together and thus editing was born.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The city has more strip clubs per head than any in the US.
The Sun (2010)
As Sheffield is hit by the economic downturn, six men decide the only way to earn cash is to become a strip act.
The Sun (2013)
In other languages
strip
British English: strip /strɪp/ NOUN
A strip of something is a long narrow piece of it.
These rugs are made with strips of fabric.
American English: strip
Arabic: شَرِيطَة
Brazilian Portuguese: faixa
Chinese: 条
Croatian: traka
Czech: proužek
Danish: strimmel
Dutch: strook
European Spanish: tira
Finnish: suikale
French: bande
German: Streifen
Greek: λωρίδα
Italian: striscia
Japanese: ストリップ
Korean: 긴 조각
Norwegian: remse
Polish: striptiz
European Portuguese: faixa
Romanian: fâșie
Russian: полоска
Latin American Spanish: tira
Swedish: remsa
Thai: แถบ
Turkish: şerit
Ukrainian: смужка
Vietnamese: mảnh
British English: strip /strɪp/ VERB
If you strip, or if someone strips you, your clothes are removed from your body.
They stripped and jumped into the pool.
American English: strip
Arabic: يُجَرِّدُ
Brazilian Portuguese: despir-se
Chinese: 剥去
Croatian: svlačiti se
Czech: svléci (se)
Danish: tage tøjet af
Dutch: uitkleden (zich)
European Spanish: desnudarse
Finnish: riisua
French: se déshabiller
German: ausziehen Kleidung
Greek: απογυμνώνω
Italian: spogliare
Japanese: はぐ
Korean: 벗기다
Norwegian: ta av
Polish: rozebrać się
European Portuguese: despir-se
Romanian: a dezbrăca
Russian: раздевать(ся)
Latin American Spanish: quitarse la ropa
Swedish: strippa
Thai: แก้ผ้า
Turkish: soyunmak
Ukrainian: роздягати(ся)
Vietnamese: thoát y
All related terms of 'strip'
strip off
If you strip off your clothes , you take them off.
strip out
to remove the working parts of (a machine)
comic strip
A comic strip is a series of drawings that tell a story, especially in a newspaper or magazine.
drag strip
a straight , paved area or course where drag races are held, as a section of road or airplane runway
Gaza Strip
a coastal region on the SE corner of the Mediterranean : administered by Egypt from 1949; occupied by Israel from 1967; granted autonomy in 1993 and administered by the Palestinian National Authority from 1994. Pop: 1 763 387 (2013 est). Area: 363 sq km (140 sq miles)
grip strip
a strip of wood or metal with shallow teeth fixed to a floor to help hold a carpet in place
strip away
To strip away something, especially something that hides the true nature of a thing, means to remove it completely.
strip club
A strip club is a club which people go to in order to see striptease.
strip down
strip joint
A strip joint is the same as a → strip club .
strip light
A strip light is an electric light in the form of a long tube.
strip mall
a kind of shopping center along a street or road consisting of a series of adjoining shops in a building or buildings typically with a uniform front design and direct access to each shop from a common parking area in front
strip mill
a mill in which steel slabs are rolled into strips
strip mine
A strip mine is a mine in which the coal , metal , or mineral is near the surface, and so underground passages are not needed .
strip poker
a card game in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing
strip show
a form of entertainment in which one or more people take off their clothes in a titillating and erotic manner, often to music
strip steak
a porterhouse steak with no bone or filet
strip-wash
a thorough , all-over wash with a flannel , sponge , etc, and water but without getting into a bath or shower
taxi strip
a marked path along which aircraft taxi to or from a runway , parking area, etc
test strip
a strip of reactive paper that has been impregnated with an indicator for use in chemical tests
Caprivi Strip
narrow strip of land, c. 50 mi (80 km) wide , of NE Namibia , extending eastward to the Zambezi River: c. 300 mi (483 km) long
cartoon strip
A cartoon strip is a series of drawings that tells a story .
dosing strip
(in New Zealand ) an area set aside for treating dogs suspected of having hydatid disease
flight strip
a strip of cleared land used as an emergency runway for aircraft
furring strip
a strip of wood or metal fixed to a wall, floor , or ceiling to provide a surface for the fixing of plasterboard , floorboards , etc
landing strip
A landing strip is a long flat piece of land from which aircraft can take off and land, especially one used only by private or military aircraft.
median strip
The median strip is the strip of ground , often covered with grass , that separates the two sides of a major road .
Möbius strip
a one-sided continuous surface, formed by twisting a long narrow rectangular strip of material through 180° and joining the ends
Moebius strip
→ Möbius strip
nature strip
a grass strip in front of a house between a fence or footpath and a roadway
parting strip
a thin strip of wood, metal, etc, used to separate two adjoining materials
reagent strip
A reagent strip is a thin piece of paper impregnated with a reagent (= a substance that causes a chemical reaction ) to a specific substance, used in testing for that substance in a body of fluid .
ribbon strip
a timber board forming the top rail of a fence or balustrade
rumble strip
one of a set of roughly surfaced strips set in a road on the approach to a junction or hazard , to alert drivers by means of a change in tyre noise
strip cartoon
A strip cartoon is the same as a → comic strip .
strip farming
See strip cropping
strip mining
Strip mining is a method of mining that is used when a mineral is near the surface and underground passages are not needed .
strip-search
If a person is strip-searched , someone such as a police officer makes them take off all their clothes and searches them, usually to see if they are carrying drugs or weapons . Compare → body search .
Velcro strip
a strip or roll of Velcro , able to be cut to the required length
weather strip
a thin strip of compressible material, such as spring metal, felt , etc, that is fitted between the frame of a door or window and the opening part to exclude wind and rain
Casparian strip
a band of suberized material around the radial walls of endodermal cells: impervious to gases and liquids
magnetic strip
an electrically encoded magnetic layer on a plastic card , such as a credit card, etc, so that the card can be identified by a machine
reference strip
a strip of film used to help calculate and monitor the exposing and processing of photographs
strip cropping
a method of growing crops in strips or bands arranged to serve as barriers against erosion
strip lighting
Strip lighting is a method of lighting which uses long tubes rather than light bulbs .
bimetallic strip
a strip consisting of two metals of different coefficients of expansion welded together so that it buckles on heating: used in thermostats , etc
fluorescent strip
a fluorescent light in the form of a long strip
striptease
Striptease is a form of entertainment in which someone slowly takes off their clothes in a sexually exciting way , usually while music is played .
to tear a strip off
If you tear a strip off someone or if you tear them off a strip , you speak to them angrily and criticize them severely.
median
The median value of a set of values is the middle one when they are arranged in order. For example , if a group of five students take a test and their marks are 5, 7, 7, 8, and 10, the median mark is 7.
Chinese translation of 'strip'
strip
(strɪp)
n(c)
[of paper, cloth]狭(狹)条(條) (xiátiáo) (条(條), tiáo)
[of metal, wood]条(條) (tiáo)
[of land, water]带(帶)状(狀) (dàizhuàng)
(Sport, = team colours) 彩条(條)球衣 (cǎitiáo qiúyī)
(US, = comic strip) 连(連)环(環)画(畫) (liánhuánhuà)
vt
(= undress) 脱(脫)光 ... 的衣服 (tuōguāng ... de yīfu)
[bed]取下 (qǔxià)
[paint]刮去 (guāqù)
[engine, machine]拆开(開) (chāikāi)
to strip sb of[property, rights, title]剥(剝)夺(奪)某人的 (bōduó mǒurén de)