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| n. (object) | 1. strip | a relatively long narrow piece of something.; "he felt a flat strip of muscle" |
| ~ part, piece | a portion of a natural object.; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" |
| ~ row | a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally).; "a mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds"; "rows of barbed wire protected the trenches" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. slip, strip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material. |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| ~ band | a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body). |
| ~ ring, band | a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration). |
| ~ band | a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration. |
| ~ cramp iron, cramp | a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together. |
| ~ reef | one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind. |
| ~ leading, lead | thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing. |
| ~ mullion | a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen). |
| ~ typewriter ribbon, ribbon | a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter. |
| ~ screed | an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete. |
| ~ stay | a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset). |
| ~ tab | a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it.; "pull the tab to open the can"; "files with a red tab will be stored separately"; "the collar has a tab with a button hole"; "the filing cards were organized by cards having indexed tabs" |
| ~ tape | a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening.; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he wrapped a tape around the package" |
| ~ weather strip, weather stripping, weatherstrip, weatherstripping | a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. airstrip, flight strip, landing strip, strip | an airfield without normal airport facilities. |
| ~ airfield, flying field, landing field, field | a place where planes take off and land. |
| ~ flare path | an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing. |
| ~ runway | a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land. |
| n. (communication) | 4. cartoon strip, comic strip, funnies, strip | a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book. |
| ~ newspaper, paper | a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements.; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" |
| ~ comic book | a magazine devoted to comic strips. |
| ~ cartoon, sketch | a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine. |
| ~ frame | a single drawing in a comic_strip. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. strip | thin piece of wood or metal. |
| ~ batten | a strip fixed to something to hold it firm. |
| ~ cleat | a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached. |
| ~ fingerboard | a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers. |
| ~ furring strip, furring | strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard. |
| ~ jackstraw, spillikin | a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws. |
| ~ pale, picket | a wooden strip forming part of a fence. |
| ~ slat, spline | a thin strip (wood or metal). |
| ~ spline | a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines. |
| ~ toothpick | pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth. |
| ~ lumber, timber | the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material. |
| n. (act) | 6. strip, strip show, striptease | a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music.; "she did a strip right in front of everyone" |
| ~ nude dancing | erotic dancing with little or no clothing. |
| v. (possession) | 7. deprive, divest, strip | take away possessions from someone.; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" |
| ~ unarm, disarm | take away the weapons from; render harmless. |
| ~ expropriate | deprive of possessions.; "The Communist government expropriated the landowners" |
| ~ clean | deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc..; "The other players cleaned him completely" |
| ~ take | take into one's possession.; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks" |
| ~ dispossess | deprive of the possession of real estate. |
| ~ clean out | deprive completely of money or goods.; "The robbers cleaned us out in a couple of hours" |
| ~ unclothe | strip.; "unclothe your heart of envy" |
| ~ unsex | deprive of sex or sexual powers. |
| ~ orphan | deprive of parents. |
| ~ bereave | deprive through death. |
| v. (body) | 8. discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress | get undressed.; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" |
| ~ take off | remove clothes.; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here" |
| ~ undress, disinvest, divest, strip | remove (someone's or one's own) clothes.; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" |
| ~ take off | take away or remove.; "Take that weight off me!" |
| v. (contact) | 9. strip | remove the surface from.; "strip wood" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ peel, pare, skin | strip the skin off.; "pare apples" |
| ~ bark, skin | remove the bark of a tree. |
| ~ decorticate | remove the outer layer of.; "decorticate a tree branch" |
| ~ deplumate, deplume, displume, tear, pluck, pull | strip of feathers.; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon" |
| v. (change) | 10. leach, strip | remove substances from by a percolating liquid.; "leach the soil" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (change) | 11. bare, denudate, denude, strip | lay bare.; "denude a forest" |
| ~ clear | remove.; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road" |
| ~ defoliate | strip the leaves or branches from.; "defoliate the trees with pesticides" |
| ~ burn off | clear land of its vegetation by burning it off. |
| v. (possession) | 12. despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, rifle, strip | steal goods; take as spoils.; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" |
| ~ take | take by force.; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill" |
| ~ deplume, displume | strip of honors, possessions, or attributes. |
| v. (contact) | 13. clean, strip | remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely.; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (contact) | 14. strip | strip the cured leaves from.; "strip tobacco" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (change) | 15. strip | remove the thread (of screws). |
| ~ smooth, smoothen | make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing.; "smooth the surface of the wood" |
| v. (change) | 16. strip | remove a constituent from a liquid. |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (change) | 17. dismantle, strip | take off or remove.; "strip a wall of its wallpaper" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (change) | 18. strip | draw the last milk (of cows). |
| ~ milk | take milk from female mammals.; "Cows need to be milked every morning" |
| v. (change) | 19. disinvest, divest, strip, undress | remove (someone's or one's own) clothes.; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" |
| ~ discase, disrobe, strip down, uncase, undress, strip, peel, unclothe | get undressed.; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
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