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(usually intransitive) To take off clothing."Seeing that no one else was about, he stripped and dived into the river."Al ver que no había nadie más, se desnudó y se zambulló en el río.appearancebodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer un stripteaseTo 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 haciendo un striptease.entertainmentsexactionbodycultureChat 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."Al atleta le despojaron de su medalla después de fallar un control antidopaje.actionlawpropertybusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDescargar, vaciarTo remove cargo from (a container)."The workers are stripping the cargo containers of their supplies. "Los trabajadores están descargando los contenedores de carga de sus suministros.businesscommercenauticalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePelar, dañar la roscaTo remove (the thread or teeth) from a screw, nut, or gear, especially inadvertently by overtightening."He was tightening the bolt too hard and ended up stripping the threads, so now he can't fasten the shelf properly. "Estaba apretando el perno demasiado fuerte y terminó dañando la rosca, por lo que ahora no puede sujetar la estantería correctamente.technicalmachinepartindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePelar, desgastar la roscaTo fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a bolt, screw, or nut."I tightened the bolt too much, and now it's stripping, so the shelf is still wobbly. "Apreté demasiado el perno, y ahora se está pelando la rosca, así que la estantería todavía está inestable.technicalmachinepartfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDecolorarTo remove color from hair, cloth, etc. to prepare it to receive new color."She's stripping the dark dye from her hair before she can color it blonde. "Ella está decolorando el tinte oscuro de su cabello antes de poder teñirlo de rubio.colorchemistryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuitar todas las cartas de un palo a otro jugadorTo remove all cards of a particular suit from another player. (See also strip-squeeze.)"During the card game, Sarah focused on stripping Michael of all his hearts suits. "Durante el juego de cartas, Sarah se centró en quitarle a Michael todas sus cartas de corazones.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 was careful when stripping the IV tubing to remove any remaining medication. "La enfermera tuvo cuidado al vaciar por presión el tubo intravenoso para eliminar cualquier medicamento restante.technicalmachineprocessfunctionChat 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 was stripping the cow to make sure he got every last drop of milk. "El granjero estaba ordeñando la vaca para asegurarse de obtener hasta la última gota de leche.animalagriculturefoodactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtraer la hueva o lecha de los pecesTo press out the ripe roe or milt from fishes, for artificial fecundation."The hatchery worker is carefully stripping the female salmon of her eggs to fertilize them artificially. "El trabajador del criadero está extrayendo cuidadosamente los huevos de la hembra de salmón para fertilizarlos artificialmente.fishbiologyphysiologyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmitir una serie de televisión a la misma hora diariamente (o al menos de lunes a viernes)To 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 television station is stripping their new sitcom across the week, showing a new episode every weekday. "La estación de televisión está emitiendo su nueva comedia de situación durante toda la semana, mostrando un nuevo episodio cada día de la semana.mediaentertainmentcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDespojar, quitar la superficie en tirasTo pare off the surface of (land) in strips."The construction crew is stripping the land in preparation for the new housing development. "El equipo de construcción está despojando la tierra en preparación para el nuevo desarrollo de viviendas.agricultureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDespojar, quitar la tierra superficialTo remove the overlying earth from (a deposit)."The construction crew is stripping the topsoil to prepare the land for the new building. "El equipo de construcción está quitando la capa superficial del suelo para preparar el terreno para el nuevo edificio.geologyenvironmentagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSuperar, rebasarTo pass; to get clear of; to outstrip."The runner was stripping away from the competition in the final stretch of the race. "El corredor estaba superando a la competencia en la recta final de la carrera.achievementactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDecapar, quitar el revestimiento metálicoTo remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action."The factory is stripping the chrome plating from the old car bumpers to recycle the metal. "La fábrica está decapando el cromado de los parachoques viejos para reciclar el metal.technicalindustrymaterialchemistryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEliminar, limpiarTo remove fibre, flock, or lint from; said of the teeth of a card when it becomes partly clogged."The carding machine was stripping the wool, removing the short fibers and leaving the longer strands ready for spinning. "La máquina de cardado estaba eliminando la lana, quitando las fibras cortas y dejando las hebras más largas listas para hilar.machineindustrytechnicalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuitar 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"."After curing the tobacco leaves, the workers began stripping them from the stalks and tying them into neat bundles. "Después de curar las hojas de tabaco, los trabajadores comenzaron a quitar las hojas de los tallos y a atarlas en paquetes ordenados.agricultureplantprocessworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesvenarTo remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves)."After harvesting, workers are stripping the tobacco leaves to prepare them for curing. "Después de la cosecha, los trabajadores están desvenando las hojas de tabaco para prepararlas para el curado.agricultureplantprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDespojo, desnudamientoThe act of one who strips."The stripping of the old wallpaper was a messy but necessary part of the home renovation project. "El despojo del papel tapiz viejo fue una parte desordenada pero necesaria del proyecto de renovación del hogar.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareStripping, separaciónA physical separation process where one or more components are removed from a liquid stream by a vapor stream"The chemical plant uses stripping to remove ammonia from its wastewater before releasing it. "La planta química utiliza stripping para eliminar el amoníaco de sus aguas residuales antes de liberarlas.technicalchemistryprocessindustryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading