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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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" |
2. | strip - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material 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 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 | |
3. | ![]() 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 | |
4. | ![]() 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 frame - a single drawing in a comic_strip | |
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 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 | |
6. | strip - 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 | |
Verb | 1. | strip - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" 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 |
2. | ![]() 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!" | |
3. | 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" decorticate - remove the outer layer of; "decorticate a tree branch" | |
4. | strip - remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil" | |
5. | ![]() 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 | |
6. | 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" | |
7. | 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" | |
8. | strip - strip the cured leaves from; "strip tobacco" | |
9. | strip - remove the thread (of screws) | |
10. | 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 | |
11. | strip - take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper" | |
12. | strip - draw the last milk (of cows) milk - take milk from female mammals; "Cows need to be milked every morning" | |
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