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English noun: strip | |||
| 1. | strip (object) a relatively long narrow piece of something | ||
| Samples | He felt a flat strip of muscle. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, piece | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | row | ||
| 2. | strip (artifact) artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material | ||
| Synonyms | slip | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | band, band, band, cramp, cramp iron, lead, leading, mullion, reef, ribbon, ring, screed, stay, tab, tape, typewriter ribbon, weather strip, weather stripping, weatherstrip, weatherstripping | ||
| 3. | strip (artifact) an airfield without normal airport facilities | ||
| Synonyms | airstrip, flight strip, landing strip | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | airfield, field, flying field, landing field | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flare path | ||
| Part holonym | runway | ||
| 4. | strip (communication) a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book | ||
| Synonyms | cartoon strip, comic strip, funnies | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cartoon, sketch | ||
| Part holonym | frame | ||
| Part meronym | comic book, newspaper, paper | ||
| 5. | strip (artifact) thin piece of wood or metal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lumber, timber | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | batten, cleat, fingerboard, furring, furring strip, jackstraw, pale, picket, slat, spillikin, spline, spline, toothpick | ||
| 6. | strip (act) a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music | ||
| Samples | She did a strip right in front of everyone. | ||
| Synonyms | strip show, striptease | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | nude dancing | ||
English verb: strip | |||
| 1. | strip (possession) take away possessions from someone | ||
| Samples | The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets. | ||
| Examples | They strip him of all his money | ||
| Synonyms | deprive, divest | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody of something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bereave, clean, clean out, disarm, dispossess, expropriate, orphan, unarm, unclothe, unsex | ||
| 2. | strip (body) get undressed | ||
| Samples | Please don't undress in front of everybody!. She strips in front of strangers every night for a living. | ||
| Examples | They strip | ||
| Synonyms | discase, disrobe, peel, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take off | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | take off | ||
| Verb group | disinvest, divest, strip, undress | ||
| Antonyms | apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, garb, garment, get dressed, raiment, tog, dress, fit out, habilitate | ||
| 3. | strip (contact) remove the surface from | ||
| Samples | Strip wood. | ||
| Examples | They strip the trees | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bark, decorticate, deplumate, deplume, displume, pare, peel, pluck, pull, skin, skin, tear | ||
| 4. | strip (change) remove substances from by a percolating liquid | ||
| Samples | Leach the soil. | ||
| Synonyms | leach | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| 5. | strip (change) lay bare | ||
| Samples | Denude a forest. | ||
| Examples | They strip the trees | ||
| Synonyms | bare, denudate, denude | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clear | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | burn off, defoliate | ||
| 6. | strip (possession) steal goods; take as spoils | ||
| Samples | During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners. | ||
| Synonyms | despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, reave, rifle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deplume, displume | ||
| 7. | strip (contact) remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely | ||
| Samples | The boys cleaned the sandwich platters. The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm. | ||
| Synonyms | clean | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody of something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| 8. | strip (contact) strip the cured leaves from | ||
| Samples | Strip tobacco. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| 9. | strip (change) remove the thread (of screws) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | smooth, smoothen | ||
| 10. | strip (change) remove a constituent from a liquid | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
| 11. | strip (change) take off or remove | ||
| Samples | Strip a wall of its wallpaper. | ||
| Synonyms | dismantle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| 12. | strip (change) draw the last milk (of cows) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | milk | ||
| 13. | strip (change) remove (someone's or one's own) clothes | ||
| Samples | The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim. She divested herself of her outdoor clothes. He disinvested himself of his garments. | ||
| Examples | They want to strip the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | disinvest, divest, undress | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Verb group | discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress | ||
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