strip

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A long, thin piece of land

   A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.

   • The countries were in dispute over the ownership of a strip of desert about 100 metres wide.
2. 2

   A long, thin piece of any material

   A long, thin piece of any material; any such material collectively.

   • Papier mache is made from strips of paper.
   • Squeeze a strip of glue along the edge and then press down firmly.
   • I have some strip left over after fitting out the kitchen.
3. 3

   A comic strip.

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   1. 4

      A landing strip.

   2. 5

      A strip steak.

   3. 6

      A street with multiple shopping or entertainment possibilities.

   4. 7

      The playing area, roughly 14 meters by 2 meters.

   5. 8

      The uniform of a football team, or the same worn by supporters.

   6. 9

      A trough for washing ore.

   7. 10

      The issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the spiral motion.

      • He has fired more than 100 rounds per barrel at a time, from nearly all the barrels converted on this system, without cleaning, and without having a strip, or failure as regards vertical accuracy.
   8. 11

      A television series aired at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so…

      A television series aired at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the weekly schedule.

   9. 12

      An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with one call and two put options on…

      An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with one call and two put options on the same security at the same strike price, similar to but more bearish than a straddle.

   10. 13

       A strip club.

       • You be throwing cash in the strip My lil' bitch sucking dick for the free.
   11. 14

       To remove or take away, often in strips or stripes.

       • Norm will strip the old varnish before painting the chair.
   12. 15

       To take off clothing.

       • Seeing that no one else was about, he stripped and dived into the river.
       • The hy auter he strypte naked; There on he stode, and craked; He shoke downe all the clothys, And sware horryble othes Before the face of God, […]
   13. 16

       To perform a striptease.

       • In the seedy club, a group of drunken men were watching a woman stripping.
   14. 17

       To take away something from (someone or something)

       To take away something from (someone or something); to plunder; to divest.

       • The athlete was stripped of his medal after failing a drugs test.
       • They had stripped the forest bare, with not a tree left standing.
       • Don't park your car here overnight, otherwise it will be stripped by morning.
   15. 18

       To remove cargo from (a container).

   16. 19

       To remove (the thread or teeth) from a screw, nut, or gear, especially inadvertently by…

       To remove (the thread or teeth) from a screw, nut, or gear, especially inadvertently by overtightening.

       • Don't tighten that bolt any more or you'll strip the thread.
       • The screw is stripped.
   17. 20

       To fail in the thread

       To fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a bolt, screw, or nut.

   18. 21

       To fire (a bullet or ball) from a rifle such that it fails to pick up a spin from the…

       To fire (a bullet or ball) from a rifle such that it fails to pick up a spin from the rifling.

   19. 22

       To fail to pick up a spin from the grooves in a rifle barrel.

   20. 23

       To remove color from hair, cloth, etc. to prepare it to receive new color.

   21. 24

       To remove all cards of a particular suit from another player. (See also strip-squeeze.)

   22. 25

       To empty (tubing) by applying pressure to the outside of (the tubing) and moving that…

       To empty (tubing) by applying pressure to the outside of (the tubing) and moving that pressure along (the tubing).

   23. 26

       To milk a cow, especially by stroking and compressing the teats to draw out the last of…

       To milk a cow, especially by stroking and compressing the teats to draw out the last of the milk.

   24. 27

       To press out the ripe roe or milt from fishes, for artificial fecundation.

   25. 28

       To run a television series at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so…

       To run a television series at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the weekly schedule.

   26. 29

       To pare off the surface of (land) in strips.

   27. 30

       To remove the overlying earth from (a deposit).

   28. 31

       To pass

       To pass; to get clear of; to outstrip.

       • when first they stripp'd the Malean promontory
       • Before he reached it he was out of breath, / And then the other stript him.
   29. 32

       To remove the insulation from a wire/cable.

   30. 33

       To remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action.

   31. 34

       To remove fibre, flock, or lint from

       To remove fibre, flock, or lint from; said of the teeth of a card when it becomes partly clogged.

   32. 35

       To pick the cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) and tie them into "hands".

   33. 36

       To remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves).

   34. 37

       The act of removing one's clothes

       The act of removing one's clothes; a striptease.

       • She stood up on the table and did a strip.
   35. 38

       Denotes a version of a game in which losing players must progressively remove their…

       Denotes a version of a game in which losing players must progressively remove their clothes.

       • strip poker; strip Scrabble
       • We're going to play Strip Monopoly.
   36. 39

       Ellipsis of Gaza Strip (“Levant”).

   37. 40

       Ellipsis of Vegas Strip or Las Vegas Strip, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

   38. 41

       Ellipsis of Sunset Strip, in Los Angeles, California, USA.

   39. 42

       Ellipsis of Strip District, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

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