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Noun strip has 6 senses

strip - a relatively long narrow piece of something; "he felt a flat strip of muscle"
--₁ is a kind of part, piece
--₁ has particulars: row
strip, slip - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
--₂ is a kind of artifact, artefact
--₂ has particulars:
band; band, ring; cramp, cramp iron; edge, margin; lead, leading; mullion; ribbon, typewriter ribbon; screed; stay; tab; tape; ticker tape; weather strip, weather stripping
airstrip, flight strip, landing strip, strip - an airfield without normal airport facilities
--₃ is a kind of airfield, landing field, flying field, field
--₃ has parts: runway
--₃ has particulars: flare path
comic strip, cartoon strip, strip - a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
--₄ is a kind of cartoon, sketch
--₄ is a part of newspaper, paper; comic book
strip - thin piece of wood or metal
--₅ is a kind of lumber, timber
--₅ has particulars:
batten; cleat; fingerboard; furring strip, furring; jackstraw, spillikin; picket, pale; slat, spline; spline; toothpick
strip, striptease, strip show - a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone"
--₆ is a kind of nude dancing

Derived forms: verb strip₁₃, verb strip₂

Verb strip has 13 senses

deprive, strip, divest - take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
--₁ is one way to take
Sample sentence:
They strip him of all his money
undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel - get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"
--₂ is one way to take off

Derived forms: noun strip₆, noun stripper₃
Sample sentence:
They strip
strip - remove the surface from; "strip wood"
--₃ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentence:
They strip the trees
leach, strip - remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil"
--₄ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
denude, bare, denudate, strip - lay bare; "denude a forest"
--₅ is one way to clear
Sample sentence:
They strip the trees
plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray - steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
--₆ is one way to take
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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"
--₇ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody of something
Somebody ----s PP
strip - strip the cured leaves from; "strip tobacco"
--₈ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw

Derived form: noun stripper₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
strip - remove the thread (of screws)
--₉ is one way to smooth, smoothen
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
strip - remove a constituent from a liquid
--₁₀ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
strip, dismantle - take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper"
--₁₁ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw

Derived forms: noun stripper₁, noun stripping₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
strip - draw the last milk (of cows)
--₁₂ is one way to milk
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
strip, undress, divest, disinvest - 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"
--₁₃ is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw

Derived form: noun strip₆
Sample sentence:
They want to strip the prisoners