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to strip-search

to strip-search

14 6.8
To make someone take off clothes so police can check for hidden weapons or drugs
  • verb
  • /ˈstrɪpˌsɜrʧ/
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  • The officer had to strip-search the suspect to ensure he wasn't hiding any weapons.
  • strip-searched every time

Every time I had a visit by a person who I did not know, who would feed me grapes, once every three months I was strip searched.

Examples

How Invasive

to strip-search
  • NSFW
14 6.8
to frisk
  • NSFW
38 6.5
to search
1.0

Surface Forms

strip-search infinitive
strip-searched past participle
strip-searching present participle
strip-searches third person singular

Morphology

strip-search = strip + search (transparent) = strip + search

Meaning is directly composed from 'strip' + 'search': to search by requiring removal of clothing.

Etymology

Strip-search is made from strip ('to take off clothes') and search ('to look for something'), so it literally means to look for hidden items by making someone remove some or all of their clothing.