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strip1 / strip/ • v. (stripped , strip·ping ) [tr.] 1. remove all coverings from: they stripped the bed. ∎ remove the clothes from (someone): [tr.] the man had been stripped naked. ∎ [intr.] take off one's clothes: they stripped and showered she stripped down to her underwear. ∎ pull or tear off (a garment or covering): she stripped off her shirt | fig. strip away the hype, and you'll find original thought. ∎ remove bark and branches from (a tree). ∎ remove paint from (a surface) with solvent. ∎ remove (paint) in this way: strip off the existing paint. ∎ remove the stems from (tobacco). ∎ milk (a cow) to the last drop. 2. leave bare of accessories or fittings: thieves stripped the room of luggage. ∎ remove the accessory fittings of or take apart (a machine, motor vehicle, etc.) to inspect or adjust it: the tank was stripped down piece by piece. 3. (strip someone of) deprive someone of (rank, power, or property): the lieutenant was stripped of his rank. 4. sell off (the assets of a company) for profit. ∎ Finance divest (a bond) of its interest coupons so that it and they may be sold separately. 5. tear the thread or teeth from (a screw, gearwheel, etc.). ∎ [intr.] (of a screw, gearwheel, etc.) lose its thread or teeth. 6. [intr.] (of a bullet) be fired from a rifled gun without spin owing to a loss of surface. • n. an act of undressing, esp. in a striptease: she got drunk and did a strip on top of the piano. ∎ [as adj.] used for or involving the performance of stripteases: a campaigner against strip joints. strip2 • n. 1. a long, narrow piece of cloth, paper, plastic, or some other material: a strip of linen. ∎ a long, narrow area of land. ∎ a main road in or leading out of a town, lined with shops, restaurants, and other facilities. ∎ steel or other metal in the form of narrow flat bars. 2. a comic strip. |
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"strip." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "strip." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-strip.html "strip." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-strip.html |
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strip2 unclothe, denude; doff, tear or peel off. XIII. ME. stripe, strepe, strupe, pointing to an OE. *strȳpan, *strīepan (as in bestrīepan plunder, strip), corr. to (M)Du. stroopen, OHG., MHG. stroufen (G. streifen) :- Gmc. *straupjan.
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T. F. HOAD. "strip." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "strip." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-strip1.html T. F. HOAD. "strip." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-strip1.html |
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strip v. stripped, stripping
1. (strip someone of) deprive someone of (rank, power, or property): the lieutenant was stripped of his rank. 2. (of a bullet) be fired from a rifled gun without spin owing to a loss of surface. |
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"strip." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "strip." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-strip.html "strip." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-strip.html |
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strip1 narrow piece (as of textile material). XV. — or cogn. W (M)LG. strippe strap, thong, prob. rel. to STRIPE2.
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T. F. HOAD. "strip." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "strip." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-strip.html T. F. HOAD. "strip." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-strip.html |
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•blip, chip, clip, dip, drip, equip, flip, grip, gyp, harelip, hip, kip, lip, nip, outstrip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip, slip, snip, strip, tip, toodle-pip, trip, whip, yip, zip
•biochip • microchip • woodchip
•sheepdip • skinny-dip • rosehip
•landslip • payslip
•fillip, Philip
•gymslip • side-slip • polyp • oxlip
•cowslip • pillowslip
•julep, tulip
•Cudlipp • paperclip • catnip • parsnip
•turnip • handgrip • cantrip • hairgrip
•airstrip • filmstrip • kirby grip
•weatherstrip • gossip • airship
•midship • kinship • godship • warship
•gunship • worship • wingtip
•fingertip • horsewhip • bullwhip
•bunyip
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"strip." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "strip." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-strip.html "strip." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-strip.html |
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