verb🔗ShareQuitar, despojarTo remove or take away, often in strips or stripes."Norm will strip the old varnish before painting the chair."Norm quitará el barniz viejo antes de pintar la silla.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesnudarse, quitarse la ropa(usually intransitive) To take off clothing."Seeing that no one else was about, he stripped and dived into the river."Viendo que no había nadie más, se desnudó y se zambulló en el río.bodyhumanactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesnudarseTo perform a striptease."In the seedy club, a group of drunken men were watching a woman stripping."En el club sórdido, un grupo de hombres borrachos observaban a una mujer desnudándose.entertainmentsexactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDespojar, saquear, despojarTo take away something from (someone or something); to plunder; to divest."The athlete was stripped of his medal after failing a drugs test."El atleta fue despojado de su medalla después de fallar una prueba de drogas.propertylawactionbusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDescargar, vaciarTo remove cargo from (a container)."The workers stripped the truck of its delivery boxes. "Los trabajadores descargaron las cajas de entrega del camión.nauticalbusinesscommerceindustrytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesgastar, dañar la roscaTo 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. "Desgastó el tornillo cuando lo apretó demasiado con el taladro eléctrico.technicalmachinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePasar la roscaTo 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. "El mecánico pasó la rosca del perno, lo que hizo imposible apretar la rueda.technicalmachinepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDecolorarTo 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. "Ella decoloró el color viejo de su cabello antes de teñirlo de un rojo vibrante.colormaterialprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDescartar todas las cartas de un palo específico de otro jugadorTo 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." "Sabiendo que a mi oponente le faltaban diamantes, le descarte sus corazones restantes para obligarlo a usar su triunfo.gameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVaciar por presiónTo 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. "La enfermera vació la vía intravenosa para asegurarse de que todos los medicamentos fueran administrados al paciente.medicinephysiologyprocesstechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOrdeñarTo 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. "El granjero ordeñó cuidadosamente la vaca, asegurándose de obtener hasta la última gota de leche.animalagriculturefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtraer la hueva madura o la lecha de los peces para la fecundación artificialTo 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. "El biólogo extrajo la hueva del pez para preparar los huevos para el programa de cría de peces.fishbiologyagriculturetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmitir diariamenteTo 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. "La estación de televisión emitió la popular caricatura diariamente, transmitiéndola todos los días de la semana a las 4 PM.mediaentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDespojar, quitar la superficieTo 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. "Los trabajadores de la construcción despojaron la ladera, quitando capas de tierra vegetal en preparación para la construcción de la nueva carretera.environmentagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDespojar, quitar la tierraTo remove the overlying earth from (a deposit)."The mining company stripped the topsoil from the land to reach the coal deposit underneath. "La empresa minera despojó la capa superior del suelo de la tierra para llegar al depósito de carbón que había debajo.geologyenvironmentagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSuperar, rebasarTo pass; to get clear of; to outstrip."The race car stripped past the finish line, winning by a fraction of a second. "El coche de carreras rebasó la línea de meta, ganando por una fracción de segundo.achievementsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDecapar, quitar el revestimientoTo 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. "El joyero decapó el revestimiento de plata de la tetera vieja para revelar el latón que había debajo.materialchemistrytechnicalindustrymachineprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLimpiar, quitarTo 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. "La máquina de cardado limpió la pelusa de la lana de manera desigual, dejando algunos parches más ásperos que otros.technicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSeleccionar las hojas curadas de los tallos (de tabaco) y atarlas en "manos"To 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. "Los trabajadores seleccionaron las hojas de tabaco de los tallos y las ataron en haces para curarlas.agricultureplantworkprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesvenarTo remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves)."The farm workers stripped the tobacco leaves, carefully removing the central rib before drying them. "Los trabajadores agrícolas desvenaron las hojas de tabaco, quitando cuidadosamente la vena central antes de secarlas.agricultureplantprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareRayado, a tirasMade of strips."The rug was stripped, made of colorful fabric strips sewn together. "La alfombra era a tiras, hecha de tiras de tela coloridas cosidas juntas.materialstyleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading