strip
/strɪp/
noun
- A long, narrow piece of material or area.
- She cut the paper into thin strips for the art project.
- A narrow strip of land connects the two islands.
- He wore a tie with colorful strips of fabric.
- A long, narrow area of land used for a specific purpose, such as a runway or a commercial area.
- The Las Vegas Strip is famous for its hotels and casinos.
- They drove along the main strip of the town, looking for a restaurant.
- The plane landed on a dirt strip in the jungle.
- A sequence of drawings or images, such as a comic strip.
- The artist created a strip about a superhero cat.
- He reads the comic strip in the newspaper every morning.
- The film strip showed each frame of the old movie.
verb
- To remove all or most of the clothing from someone or yourself.
- The doctor asked him to strip to his waist for the examination.
- She stripped off her wet clothes and put on a towel.
- The children stripped down to their swimsuits before jumping into the pool.
- To remove a covering, layer, or outer part from something.
- He stripped the wire to expose the copper inside.
- The storm stripped the leaves from the trees.
- They stripped the old paint from the walls before repainting.
- To take away possessions, rights, or status from someone.
- The dictator stripped the citizens of their basic freedoms.
- She was stripped of her title after the scandal.
- The court stripped him of his driving license after the accident.
- To dismantle or remove parts from a machine or vehicle.
- They stripped the old furniture and rebuilt it.
- The thieves stripped the car for parts.
- He stripped the engine to find the problem.