to strip-search
- verb
- /ˈstrɪpˌsɜrʧ/
- NSFW
- 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.
- 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
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We're gonna have to strip-search you.
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What about the poor 90-year-old woman who was strip searched at security and was wearing an adult diaper?
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Well, first of all, would you like to strip-search me?
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- You could strip-search the guy.
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That cop tried to strip-search me!
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We had to strip-search her.
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Just tell her that it's gonna be quicker if you strip-search her.
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The TSA cannot strip search you or touch you unless you consent.
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We have to strip-search Becky, and I wanted you to come in.
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Sergeant Devereaux, I want you to strip-search these men.
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Morphology
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.