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Definition of "strip" []

  • To remove clothing or covering from. (verb-transitive)
  • To deprive of (clothing or covering). (verb-transitive)
  • To deprive of honors, rank, office, privileges, or possessions; divest. (verb-transitive)
  • To remove all excess detail from; reduce to essentials. (verb-transitive)
  • To remove equipment, furnishings, or supplementary parts or attachments from. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "strip" in a sentence
  • "Much has been made by some of how Canadian the strip is and I suppose with the constantly changing seasons there is a particularly distinct northern humor and sensibility."
  • "Martinned: Whether the PA in the Gaza strip is a sovereign is highly tricky."
  • "Whether the PA in the Gaza strip is a sovereign is highly tricky."