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strip 1
(strĭp)v. stripped, strip·ping, strips
v.tr.
1.
a. To remove clothing or covering from: stripped the beds.
b. To remove or take off (clothing or covering): stripped off his shirt.
c. To remove an exterior coating, as of paint or varnish, from: stripped the cabinets.
d. To remove the leaves from the stalks of (tobacco, for example).
e. To clear of a natural covering or growth; make bare: strip a field.
2.
a. To deprive of possessions, office, rank, privileges, or honors; divest: The court stripped him of his property.
b. To rob of wealth or property; plunder or despoil: stripped the palace of its treasures.
3.
a. To remove equipment, furnishings, or accessories from: They stripped down the car to reduce its weight.
b. To remove nonessential detail from; reduce to essentials: The director stripped down her style of filmmaking.
c. To dismantle (a firearm, for example) piece by piece.
4. To damage or break the threads of (a screw, for example) or the teeth of (a gear).
5.
a. To draw and discard the first drops of milk from the udder of (a cow or goat, for example) at the start of milking.
b. To draw the last drops of milk from the udder of (a cow or goat, for example) at the end of milking.
6. To extract the milt or roe from (a live fish).
7. To draw in (a fishing line) by hand, as between casts with a fly rod.
8. To mount (a photographic positive or negative) on paper to be used in making a printing plate.
v.intr.
1.
a. To undress completely.
b. To perform a striptease.
2. To fall away or be removed; peel: The wallpaper strips away easily.
n.
A striptease.
[Middle English stripen, from Old English -strȳpan, to plunder (in bestrȳpan).]
strip′pa·ble adj.
strip 2
(strĭp)n.
1.
a. A long narrow piece, usually of uniform width: a strip of paper; strips of beef.
b. A long narrow region of land or body of water.
2. A comic strip.
3. An airstrip.
4. An area, as along a busy street or highway, that is lined with a great number and variety of commercial establishments.
tr.v. stripped, strip·ping, strips
To cut or tear into strips.
[Middle English, perhaps from Middle Low German strippe, strap, thong.]
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strip
(strɪp)vb, 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. (Clothing & Fashion) (intr)
a. to remove all one's clothes
b. to perform a striptease
3. (tr) to denude or empty completely
4. (tr) to deprive: he was stripped of his pride.
5. (tr) to rob or plunder
6. (Art Terms) (tr) to remove (paint, varnish, etc) from (a surface, furniture, etc) by sanding, with a solvent, etc: stripped pine.
7. (Zoology) (tr) Also: pluck to pull out the old coat of hair from (dogs of certain long- and wire-haired breeds)
8. (Brewing)
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. (Agriculture) (tr) agriculture to draw the last milk from each of the teats of (a cow)
10. (Mechanical Engineering) to dismantle (an engine, mechanism, etc)
11. (Mechanical Engineering) to tear off or break (the thread) from (a screw, bolt, etc) or (the teeth) from (a gear)
12. (Automotive Engineering) (often foll by down) to remove the accessories from (a motor vehicle): his car was stripped down.
13. (Chemistry) to remove (the most volatile constituent) from (a mixture of liquids) by boiling, evaporation, or distillation
14. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) 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. (Commerce) (tr) (in freight transport) to unpack (a container). See also stuffing and stripping
n
(Clothing & Fashion) the act or an instance of undressing or of performing a striptease
[Old English bestriepan to plunder; related to Old High German stroufen to plunder, strip]
strip
(strɪp)n
1. a relatively long, flat, narrow piece of something
2. (Aeronautics) short for airstrip
3. (Philately) philately a horizontal or vertical row of three or more unseparated postage stamps
4. (Clothing & Fashion) the clothes worn by the members of a team, esp a football team
5. (Stock Exchange) commerce a triple option on a security or commodity consisting of one call option and two put options at the same price and for the same period. Compare strap5
6. (Veterinary Science) NZ short for dosing strip
7. tear someone off a strip informal to rebuke (someone) angrily
vb, strips, stripping or stripped
to cut or divide into strips
[C15: from Middle Dutch strīpe stripe1]
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strip1
(strɪp)v. stripped stript, strip•ping, v.t.
1. to deprive of covering: to strip a fruit of its rind.
2. to deprive of clothing.
3. to remove: to strip sheets from a bed.
4. to deprive; divest: stripped of one's rights.
5. to clear out; empty: to strip a house of its contents.
6. to deprive of equipment or possessions.
7. to remove varnish, paint, wax, or the like from.
8. to separate the leaves from the stalks of (tobacco).
9. to remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves).
10. to shear or damage the thread or the teeth of: to strip gears.
11. to draw the last milk from (a cow), esp. by a stroking and compressing movement.
12. to remove (color) from a cloth or yarn.
13. Chem. to remove the most volatile components from, as by distillation or evaporation.
v.i. 14. to remove one's clothes.
15. to perform a striptease.
16. to become stripped.
n. 17. striptease.
[1175–1225; Middle English strippen, earlier stripen, strepen, strupen]
strip′pa•ble, adj.
strip2
(strɪp)n., v. stripped, strip•ping. n.
1. a long narrow piece of material.
2. a narrow expanse of water or land.
3. comic strip.
4. an airstrip; runway.
5. an area of commercial development along a thoroughfare.
6. drag strip.
v.t. 7. to cut, tear, or form into strips.
[1425–75; late Middle English, c. or < Middle Low German strippe strap; see stripe1]
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strip
Past participle: stripped
Gerund: stripping
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| Noun | 1. |  strip - a relatively long narrow piece of something; "he felt a flat strip of muscle"part, piece - a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" row - a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally); "a mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds"; "rows of barbed wire protected the trenches" |
| 2. | strip - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material band - a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) ring, band - a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) band - a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration cramp iron, cramp - a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together reef - one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind mullion - a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen) typewriter ribbon, ribbon - a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter screed - an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete stay - a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) tab - a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it; "pull the tab to open the can"; "files with a red tab will be stored separately"; "the collar has a tab with a button hole"; "the filing cards were organized by cards having indexed tabs" tape - a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he wrapped a tape around the package" weather strip, weather stripping, weatherstrip, weatherstripping - a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold | |
| 3. |  strip - an airfield without normal airport facilitiesflare path - an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing runway - a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land | |
| 4. |  strip - a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic booknewspaper, paper - a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" comic book - a magazine devoted to comic strips frame - a single drawing in a comic_strip | |
| 5. | strip - thin piece of wood or metal batten - a strip fixed to something to hold it firm cleat - a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached fingerboard - a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers furring strip, furring - strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard spline - a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines toothpick - pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth | |
| 6. | strip - a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone" nude dancing - erotic dancing with little or no clothing | |
| Verb | 1. | strip - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" expropriate - deprive of possessions; "The Communist government expropriated the landowners" clean - deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.; "The other players cleaned him completely" take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" dispossess - deprive of the possession of real estate clean out - deprive completely of money or goods; "The robbers cleaned us out in a couple of hours" unclothe - strip; "unclothe your heart of envy" unsex - deprive of sex or sexual powers orphan - deprive of parents bereave - deprive through death |
| 2. |  strip - get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"take off - remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here" undress, disinvest, divest, strip - 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" take off - take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!" | |
| 3. | strip - remove the surface from; "strip wood" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" decorticate - remove the outer layer of; "decorticate a tree branch" | |
| 4. | strip - remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil" | |
| 5. |  strip - lay bare; "denude a forest" clear - remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road" defoliate - strip the leaves or branches from; "defoliate the trees with pesticides" burn off - clear land of its vegetation by burning it off | |
| 6. | strip - steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" | |
| 7. | strip - 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 - strip the cured leaves from; "strip tobacco" | |
| 9. | strip - remove the thread (of screws) | |
| 10. | strip - remove a constituent from a liquid chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | |
| 11. | strip - take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper" | |
| 12. | strip - draw the last milk (of cows) milk - take milk from female mammals; "Cows need to be milked every morning" | |
| 13. |  strip - 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" |
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strip
1verb
1. undress, disrobe, expose yourself, take your clothes off, unclothe, uncover yourself Women residents stripped naked in protest.
3. dismantle, take apart, disassemble, take to pieces, take to bits They stripped the car.
strip
2noun
tear someone off a strip (Brit. informal) tell off, rebuke, reprimand, lecture, carpet (informal), censure, reproach, scold, berate, tick off (informal), chide, tear into (informal), take to task, read the riot act, reprove, upbraid, bawl out (informal), haul over the coals (informal), chew out (U.S. & Canad. informal), give (someone) a rocket (Brit. & N.Z. informal), give (someone) a piece of your mind He heard Nora tear an orderly off a strip.
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strip 1
verb2. To remove the skin of:
3. To take or keep something away from:
strip 2
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strip
[strɪp]A. N
1. [of paper etc] → tira f; [of metal] → fleje m
to tear sb off a strip tear a strip off sb → echar una bronca a algn
to tear sb off a strip tear a strip off sb → echar una bronca a algn
4. (= striptease) → striptease m, despelote m
to do a strip → desnudarse, hacer un striptease, despelotarse
to do a strip → desnudarse, hacer un striptease, despelotarse
5. (= strip cartoon) → tira f
B. VT
1. [+ person] → desnudar
to strip sb naked → desnudar a algn completamente, dejar a algn en cueros
to strip sb to the skin → dejar a algn en cueros
to strip sb naked → desnudar a algn completamente, dejar a algn en cueros
to strip sb to the skin → dejar a algn en cueros
2. [+ bed] → quitar la ropa de; [+ wall] → desempapelar; [+ wallpaper] → quitar
to strip the bark off sth → descortezar algo
to strip the bark off sth → descortezar algo
C. VI
1. (= undress) → desnudarse
to strip naked or to the skin → quitarse toda la ropa
to strip to the waist → desnudarse hasta la cintura
to strip naked or to the skin → quitarse toda la ropa
to strip to the waist → desnudarse hasta la cintura
2. (= do striptease) → hacer striptease
D. CPD strip cartoon N (Brit) → tira f cómica, historieta f, caricatura f (LAm)
strip club N → club m de striptease
strip joint N (esp US) = strip club strip light N → lámpara f fluorescente
strip lighting N (Brit) → alumbrado m fluorescente, alumbrado m de tubos
strip mine N (US) → mina f a cielo abierto
strip mining N (US) → minería f a cielo abierto
strip poker N → strip póker m
strip search N → registro m integral
see also strip-search strip show N → espectáculo m de striptease
strip wash N → lavado m por completo
see also strip-wash
strip club N → club m de striptease
strip joint N (esp US) = strip club strip light N → lámpara f fluorescente
strip lighting N (Brit) → alumbrado m fluorescente, alumbrado m de tubos
strip mine N (US) → mina f a cielo abierto
strip mining N (US) → minería f a cielo abierto
strip poker N → strip póker m
strip search N → registro m integral
see also strip-search strip show N → espectáculo m de striptease
strip wash N → lavado m por completo
see also strip-wash
strip down VT + ADV = strip B4.1
strip off
A. VT + ADV
B. VI + ADV
1. [person] → desnudarse
2. [paint etc] → desprenderse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
strip
(strip) – past tense, past participle stripped – verb1. to remove the covering from something. He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife. quitar, desprender; arrancar; despojar
2. to undress. She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.desnudar, quitar la ropa
3. to remove the contents of (a house etc). The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.vaciar
4. to deprive (a person) of something. The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.despojar
noun2. a strip cartoon. tira cómica, historieta
3. a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc. The team has a red and white strip.equipo
strip cartoon a row of drawings, eg in a newspaper or comic paper, telling a story. tira cómica, historieta
ˈstrip-lighting noun lighting by long tubes rather than bulbs. alumbrado fluorescente
ˌstrip-ˈtease noun the act, by a woman, of removing her clothes one by one as a theatrical entertainment. strip-tease, destape
adjectivea strip-tease show. de strip-tease, de destape
strip off to remove clothes or a covering from a thing or person. He stripped (his clothes) off and had a shower; The doctor stripped his bandage off. quitar la ropa, desnudar
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strip
→ desnudarse , quitarse la ropa , tiraMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
strip
n tira; test — tira reactiva (para sangre)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.