verbπShareTo remove or take away, often in strips or stripes."Norm will strip the old varnish before painting the chair."actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(usually intransitive) To take off clothing."Seeing that no one else was about, he stripped and dived into the river."bodyhumanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo perform a striptease."In the seedy club, a group of drunken men were watching a woman stripping."entertainmentsexactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo take away something from (someone or something); to plunder; to divest."The athlete was stripped of his medal after failing a drugs test."propertylawactionbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove cargo from (a container)."The workers stripped the truck of its delivery boxes. "nauticalbusinesscommerceindustrytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove (the thread or teeth) from a screw, nut, or gear, especially inadvertently by overtightening."He stripped the screw when he tightened it too much with the power drill. "technicalmachinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a bolt, screw, or nut."The mechanic stripped the bolt, making it impossible to tighten the wheel. "technicalmachinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove color from hair, cloth, etc. to prepare it to receive new color."She stripped the old color from her hair before dyeing it a vibrant red. "colormaterialprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove all cards of a particular suit from another player. (See also strip-squeeze.)""Knowing my opponent was short on diamonds, I stripped him of his remaining hearts to force him to use his trump." "gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo empty (tubing) by applying pressure to the outside of (the tubing) and moving that pressure along (the tubing)."The nurse stripped the IV tubing to make sure all the medication went into the patient. "medicinephysiologyprocesstechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo milk a cow, especially by stroking and compressing the teats to draw out the last of the milk."The farmer carefully stripped the cow, ensuring he got every last drop of milk. "animalagriculturefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo press out the ripe roe or milt from fishes, for artificial fecundation."The biologist stripped the fish to prepare the eggs for the fish breeding program. "fishbiologyagriculturetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo run a television series at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the weekly schedule."The TV station stripped the popular cartoon, airing it every weekday at 4 PM. "mediaentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo pare off the surface of (land) in strips."The construction workers stripped the hillside, removing layers of topsoil in preparation for building the new road. "environmentagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove the overlying earth from (a deposit)."The mining company stripped the topsoil from the land to reach the coal deposit underneath. "geologyenvironmentagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo pass; to get clear of; to outstrip."The race car stripped past the finish line, winning by a fraction of a second. "achievementsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action."The jeweler stripped the silver plating from the old teapot to reveal the brass underneath. "materialchemistrytechnicalindustrymachineprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove fibre, flock, or lint from; said of the teeth of a card when it becomes partly clogged."The carding machine stripped the lint unevenly from the wool, leaving some patches rougher than others. "technicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo pick the cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) and tie them into "hands"."The workers stripped the tobacco leaves from the stalks and tied them into bundles for curing. "agricultureplantworkprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves)."The farm workers stripped the tobacco leaves, carefully removing the central rib before drying them. "agricultureplantprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareMade of strips."The rug was stripped, made of colorful fabric strips sewn together. "materialstyleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading