Meaning & Definition of Strip in English

1. A relatively long narrow piece of something

• "He felt a flat strip of muscle"

2. Artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

3. An airfield without normal airport facilities

4. A sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book

5. Thin piece of wood or metal

6. A form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music

• "She did a strip right in front of everyone"

1. Take away possessions from someone

• "The nazis stripped the jews of all their assets"

2. Get undressed

• "Please don't undress in front of everybody!"

• "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

3. Remove the surface from

• "Strip wood"

4. Remove substances from by a percolating liquid

• "Leach the soil"

5. Lay bare

• "Denude a forest"

6. Steal goods

• Take as spoils

• "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

7. Remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely

• "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"

• "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"

8. Strip the cured leaves from

• "Strip tobacco"

9. Remove the thread (of screws)

10. Remove a constituent from a liquid

11. Take off or remove

• "Strip a wall of its wallpaper"

12. Draw the last milk (of cows)

13. Remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

• "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"

• "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"

• "He disinvested himself of his garments"