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- pronunciation:
- strIp
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
strips, stripping, stripped |
| definition 1: |
When you strip something, you take off its outside covering.
If there is wallpaper on the walls, it is better to strip the walls before you paint them.My mom stripped the bed after the guests left.- synonyms:
- undress
- antonyms:
- clothe, dress
- similar words:
- bare, flake, peel, remove, scrape, skin
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| definition 2: |
If you strip something, like paint, you remove it from the surface it is on.
My dad uses this product to strip paint from old furniture.I carefully stripped the label off the bottle.The boys stripped their clothes and jumped into the lake. |
| definition 3: |
If you strip a room or some other area, you clear it out completely.
The thieves stripped the small museum of its most valuable paintings.The movers stripped the house of all its furniture.- similar words:
- raid, rob
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| definition 4: |
When someone strips, they take off all of their clothing.
The patient stripped and then put on a hospital gown.- synonyms:
- undress
- antonyms:
- dress
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| related words: |
pluck, scale, scrape, uncover |
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