strip

Definition

  • noun: a long, narrow piece of something
  • verb: to remove clothing, covering, or surface matter from
  • verb: to remove your clothing
  • often + 'down'
  • synonyms: uncover, dismantle, pass

Examples

  • The pageant winner 'was stripped of' her crown/title after the scandal. [=she was forced to give up her crown/title after the scandal]

  • the team's 'away strip' [=the uniform that the team wears when it is not playing at its home field, stadium, etc.]

  • He 'stripped down' to his underwear. [=he took all his clothes off except for his underwear]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - I have an idea. Well, here's what I think. You lD them, and then together, you and I put a bag over their heads... ...we tie them up, drive them way out into the desert, strip them naked... ...then bury them up to their necks in a huge mound of fire ants. Saw it in an old Western. You with me? (..)
    2009 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Peekaboo Season: 2 Episode 6