strip
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A relatively long narrow piece of something.
Pronunciation
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stripIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈstɹɪp
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A relatively long narrow piece of something
countable
A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
Artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
usually countablesometimes uncountable
A long, thin piece of any material; any such material collectively.
Thin piece of wood or metal
A sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
verb
Take off or remove
“Strip a wall of its wallpaper.”
transitive
To remove (the thread or teeth) from a screw, nut, or gear, especially inadvertently by overtightening.
usually intransitive
To take off clothing.
transitive
To take away something from (someone or something); to plunder; to divest.
Remove a constituent from a liquid
transitive
To remove cargo from (a container).
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A relatively long narrow piece of something
Used this way, strip is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use strip
- “Strip a wall of its wallpaper.”verb
- “He felt a flat strip of muscle.”noun
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Inflected forms
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The removal of covering.
A chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish.
The act of marking with stripes.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The mining of ore or coal from an open mine.
Poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing.
Search (someone) for weapons or drugs by having the person remove their clothes.
A form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music.
Steak from upper part of the short loin.
Caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
An adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material.
A short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card.
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