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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for strip

Noun

1. strip, part, piece
usage: a relatively long narrow piece of something; "he felt a flat strip of muscle"
2. strip, slip, artifact, artefact
usage: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
3. airstrip, flight strip, landing strip, strip, airfield, landing field, flying field, field
usage: an airfield without normal airport facilities
4. comic strip, cartoon strip, strip, cartoon, sketch
usage: a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
5. strip, lumber, timber
usage: thin piece of wood or metal
6. strip, striptease, strip show, nude dancing
usage: a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone"

Verb

1. deprive, strip, divest, take
usage: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
2. undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel, take off
usage: get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"
3. strip, remove, take, take away, withdraw
usage: remove the surface from; "strip wood"
4. leach, strip, remove, take, take away, withdraw
usage: remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil"
5. denude, bare, denudate, strip, clear
usage: lay bare; "denude a forest"
6. plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray, take
usage: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
7. clean, strip, remove, take, take away, withdraw
usage: remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"
8. strip, remove, take, take away, withdraw
usage: strip the cured leaves from; "strip tobacco"
9. strip, smooth, smoothen
usage: remove the thread (of screws)
10. strip, remove, take, take away, withdraw
usage: remove a constituent from a liquid
11. strip, dismantle, remove, take, take away, withdraw
usage: take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper"
12. strip, milk
usage: draw the last milk (of cows)
13. strip, undress, divest, disinvest, remove, take, take away, withdraw
usage: 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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