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STRIP

(noun, verb)

Definitions

There are 19 meanings of the word Strip.

How to pronounce strip:

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Strip - as a noun

A relatively long narrow piece of something

Example: "He felt a flat strip of muscle"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
partpiece
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

An airfield without normal airport facilities

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
airstripflight striplanding strip
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
airfieldfieldflying fieldlanding field
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
cartoon stripcomic stripfunnies

A form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music

Example: "She did a strip right in front of everyone"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
strip showstriptease

Strip - as a verb

Take away possessions from someone

Example: "The nazis stripped the jews of all their assets"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
deprivedivest
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
take
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Get undressed

Example: "Please don't undress in front of everybody!"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
discasedisrobepeelstrip downuncaseunclotheundress
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
take off
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Remove the surface from

Example: "Strip wood"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
removetakewithdraw
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Remove substances from by a percolating liquid

Example: "Leach the soil"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
leach

Lay bare

Example: "Denude a forest"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
baredenudatedenude
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
clear
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Steal goods; take as spoils

Example: "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
despoilforaylootpillageplunderransackreaverifle
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
take
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely

Example: "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
clean

Strip the cured leaves from

Example: "Strip tobacco"

Remove the thread (of screws)

Remove a constituent from a liquid

Take off or remove

Example: "Strip a wall of its wallpaper"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
dismantle

Draw the last milk (of cows)

Remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

Example: "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
disinvestdivestundress

Example Sentences

"She tore a strip of fabric off her shirt to use as a bandage."
"He painted a strip of white along the edge of the door frame."
"The comic strip in the newspaper always made her laugh."
"There was a strip of barren land between the two neighborhoods."
"She ripped a strip of paper from the notebook and wrote a quick note."
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Word Game Points

Is STRIP a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, strip is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

STRIP has a SCRABBLE points total of 7.

Is STRIP a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, strip is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
STRIP has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 8.

Is STRIP a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, strip is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
STRIP has a WORDFEUD points total of 8.

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