nounπShareThe act of removing one's clothes; a striptease."She stood up on the table and did a strip."entertainmentactionculturesexbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(of games) Denotes a version of a game in which losing players must progressively remove their clothes."strip poker; strip Scrabble"entertainmentgamesexcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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."bodyactionappearanceChat 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."propertyactionbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove cargo from (a container)."The dockworkers strips the shipping container to prepare it for its return journey. "nauticalcommercebusinessindustryjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove (the thread or teeth) from a screw, nut, or gear, especially inadvertently by overtightening."He accidentally stripped the screw while trying to tighten the shelf, so now it won't hold. "technicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a bolt, screw, or nut."The mechanic tightened the bolt too much, and it stripped, making it impossible to tighten further or remove easily. "technicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove color from hair, cloth, etc. to prepare it to receive new color."The hairdresser strips the dark dye from my hair before adding the new blonde color. "colorchemistrymaterialprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove all cards of a particular suit from another player. (See also strip-squeeze.)""Playing bridge, Anna strips David of all his spades by forcing him to play them out." "gamesportentertainmentChat 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 strips the IV tubing to make sure all the medicine goes into the patient. "medicinetechnicalphysiologyChat 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 strips the cow after the milking machine is done, to make sure he gets every last drop of milk. "animalagriculturefoodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo press out the ripe roe or milt from fishes, for artificial fecundation."The fish farmer carefully strips the female salmon, gently squeezing out her eggs into a bowl for fertilization. "fishbiologyagricultureChat 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 network decided to strip the new sitcom, airing it every weekday at 6 PM to build a regular audience. "mediaentertainmentcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo pare off the surface of (land) in strips."The construction crew strips the hillside to prepare it for building the new houses. "agricultureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove the overlying earth from (a deposit)."The mining company strips the land to reach the coal seam below. "geologyagricultureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo pass; to get clear of; to outstrip."The experienced runner easily strips past his competitors in the final lap of the race. "actionachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action."The factory strips the old chrome from the bumpers before replating them with a new finish. "chemistrytechnologymaterialindustrysciencetechnicalprocessChat 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 strips the cotton fibers, preparing them for spinning into yarn. "technicalmachineindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo pick the cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) and tie them into "hands"."During the tobacco harvest, the workers strips the dried leaves from the stalks and ties them into bundles. "agricultureplantprocessworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves)."The farmhand strips the tobacco leaves, carefully removing the central rib before curing them. "agricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading