wikipedia|dab=strip
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Pronunciation
audio|en-us-strip.ogg|Audio (US)
strĭp, /strɪp/, /<tt>strIp</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-ɪp|Rhymes: -ɪp

Etymology
(noun) MLG. strippe (see stripe)
(verb)

Noun
en-noun

1. a long, thin piece of a bigger item

#* You use strips of paper in papier mache.

1. a series of drawings, a comic strip
2. a landing strip
3. a street with multiple shopping or entertainment possibilities
4. fencing The fencing area, roughly 14 meters by 2 meters.
5. (UK football) the uniform of a football team, or the same worn by supporters.

Derived terms

bimetal strip
clip strip
comic strip
electronic strip
landing strip
mid
Möbius strip
nature strip
rubbing strip
strip cartoon
strip mall

Translations
trans-top|a long, thin piece of a bigger item
Bulgarian: иви�а :bg:иви�а|(bg) (ivitsa)
Japanese: �� :ja:��|(ja) (��, kire)
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|tira|f
trans-bottom

trans-top|a series of drawings, a comic strip
Bulgarian: комик�и :bg:комик�и|(bg) (komiksi)
Dutch: stripboek
Japanese: 漫� :ja:漫�|(ja) (���, manga) / ����� :ja:�����|(ja) (�����, komikkusu)
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|tira|f
trans-bottom

trans-top|a landing strip
Bulgarian: пи��а :bg:пи��а|(bg) (pista)
Dutch: landingsbaan
Japanese: �走路 :ja:�走路|(ja) (�����, kass�ro)
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|pista|f
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Verb
en-verb|strip|p|ing

1. transitive To remove or take away.

#*Norm will strip the old varnish before painting the chair.

1. transitive To take off clothing.
2. intransitive To do a striptease.
3. transitive To completely take away, to plunder.

#*The robbers stripped Norm of everything he owned.

1. transitive To remove the threads from a screw or the teeth from a gear.
2. transitive To remove color from hair, cloth, etc. to prepare it to receive new color.
3. transitive (in Bridge) To remove all cards of a particular suit from another player. (See also, strip-squeeze.)

Derived terms
to strip away
to strip off

Translations
trans-top|to remove or take away
Bulgarian: �вал�м :bg:�вал�м|(bg) (svalyam)
Crimean Tatar: capırmak
Dutch: strippen
trans-mid
Japanese: �� :ja:��|(ja) (��, hagu) / �� :ja:��|(ja) (���, hazusu)
Romanian: a t-|ro|jupui
trans-bottom

trans-top|to take off clothing
Bulgarian: ��бли�ам :bg:��бли�ам|(bg) (sublicham)
Dutch: t-|nl|uitkleden
trans-mid
Japanese: �� :ja:��|(ja) (��, nugu)
Romanian: a (se) t-|ro|dezbr�ca
trans-bottom

trans-top|to do a striptease
Bulgarian: п�ав� ���ип�ийз :bg:п�ав� ���ип�ийз|(bg) (pravya striptiiz)
Dutch: strippen
trans-mid
Japanese: ������� :ja:�������|(ja) (�������, sutorippu suru) / ���������� :ja:����������|(ja) (����������, sutorippush� suru)
Romanian: a t+|ro|face striptease
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trans-top|to completely take away, to plunder
Bulgarian: о�немам :bg:о�немам|(bg) (otnemam) / ог�абвам :bg:ог�абвам|(bg) (ograbvam)
trans-mid
Japanese: 奪��� :ja:奪���|(ja) (�����, ubai-toru)
Romanian: a t-|ro|pr�dui, a t-|ro|seca (of ritches)
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trans-top|metaphore for road
Dutch: t+|nl|asfalt
trans-mid
Russian: t+|ru|до�ожка|sc=Cyrl
trans-bottom

Anagrams
trips

Synonyms
rfc-level|Synonyms at L4+ not in L3 POS section
deprive
peel
uncover

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