Strip (Verb)
Meaning 1
Remove a constituent from a liquid.
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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- Activated charcoal is used to strip the water of impurities.
- The filter can strip lead from drinking water, making it safer.
- Coffee beans cannot strip the liquid of its caffeine content once immersed.
- Boiling can strip the vegetables of essential vitamins and minerals.
- Ion exchange resins are often used to strip the solution of heavy metals.
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Meaning 2
Strip the cured leaves from; "strip tobacco".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The model stripper got on stage and started to strip in front of the audience.
- She tried to strip as fast as possible to get into the shower.
- He began to strip when he realized he wasn't wearing the right uniform.
- Her children started to strip and play in the warm sunshine on the beach.
- She prepared to strip the wet clothes off her shivering dog after its swim.
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Meaning 4
Remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 5
Remove the surface from; "strip wood".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 6
Take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 7
Steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 8
Get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 9
Remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Chemical treatments can strip the heavy metal pollutants from contaminated soil and groundwater.
- The decaffeination process also strip away some of the coffee beans' natural oils and flavor compounds.
- The acid-based cleaning solution can strip the old paint off the brick surfaces after several applications.
- Detergents in rivers can strip the natural oils from aquatic birds' feathers and make them vulnerable to the cold.
- Newly planted areas can be over-fertilized and chemicals can strip the beneficial micronutrients from the crop plant leaves.
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Meaning 10
Draw the last milk (of cows).
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Meaning 11
Lay bare; "denude a forest".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Logging activities strip the once dense forest of its lush vegetation leaving behind barren land.
- Climate change will strip the polar regions of their frozen landscape if global temperatures continue to rise.
- Years of overfishing will strip the ocean of its marine life if measures are not taken to restrict catches.
- Mass deforestation will strip the mountains of their protective vegetation, increasing the risk of landslides and soil erosion.
- Fierce storm winds strip the trees of their autumn leaves, exposing their bare branches to the elements.
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Meaning 12
Remove the thread (of screws).
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 13
Take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..