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to strip

to strip

63 3.4
Take off most or all clothes
  • verb
  • /strɪp/
  • NSFW
translation icon : desnudarse
  • Between rows of echoing lockers, we strip to our underwear in front of her.

He completely strips off naked, wearing like briefs with a full on erection.

Examples

  • The woman just smiles and starts to strip off what clothing she has on.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Starck catches Cooper looking at her ass as she strips to her undergarments.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Which one of you boys wants to strip down and go next?

  • So, we need you to strip down.

  • Will you strip down for me, Joey?

  • When you do your shows, you always strip to your boxes.

  • We want to see you strip.

  • As Eddie continued to sing, I slowly and quietly began to strip off all my clothes.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • As he finishes a particularly strenuous series, he strips off his clothes and dives into the lake.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • If you're going to swim, you should strip down to your swimsuit first.

Synonyms

to take off
vsto strip
1.5

To remove clothes or something from your body

is more often used for full or extensive removal of clothing
to undress
vsto strip
  • NSFW
88 2.0

To take off clothes from yourself or another person

is more forceful or complete in many uses
to peel
vsto strip
  • NSFW
39 7.7

Take off some or all clothes in a noticeable way

is neutral and not necessarily informal or attention seeking
to strip away
vsto strip
27 4.0

Remove an outside layer or covering from something to show what is under it

refers mainly to removing clothes rather than gradual elimination
to disrobe
vsto strip
12 6.3

To take off your clothes

is more common and less formal in everyday speech
to strip down
vsto strip
  • NSFW
12 5.1

To take off most or all of your clothes

is the shorter single word form for the same action
to slip off
vsto strip
11 2.8

To take off quickly and easily, especially clothes or small items

usually implies more complete or deliberate removal rather than ease
to strip off
vsto strip
  • NSFW
9 3.7

To remove clothes or a cover completely and quickly

focuses on removal generally rather than speed or completeness
to divest
vsto strip
  • Formal
3 7.3

Remove clothes from the body

is the common everyday action rather than formal removal
to unclothe
vsto strip
  • NSFW
7.4

To remove clothes from a person or a cover from an object

is mainly about physical removal of clothes rather than figurative exposure

Antonyms

1.0

To put clothes on yourself or someone else

19 3.2

To put clothes on someone or cover their body with clothes

Phrasal Verbs

27 4.0

Remove an outside layer or covering from something to show what is under it

12 5.1

To take off most or all of your clothes

9 3.7

To remove clothes or a cover completely and quickly

to strip-mine
  • Specialized
1 7.2

Remove the top layers of soil to get minerals using large machines

to strip mine
  • Specialized
6.6

To remove large areas of earth and rock to get minerals near the surface

to strip-mine
  • Literature
7.1

Take large amounts of data quickly from a website or database to sell

Compounds

28 1.8

A series of drawings with short words that tells a short story or joke

28 4.8

A small coastal area between Israel and Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea

20 3.0

A row of stores and restaurants with a parking lot in front along a busy road

10 6.1

To make someone take off their clothes so police can check for hidden weapons or drugs

9 7.6

A bar or club where dancers take off their clothes for paying customers

A short, simple runway where small planes land and take off

8 4.1

A tender cut of beef from the upper part of the cow's back often cooked as a steak

strip poker
  • Offensive
5 7.1

A poker game where players take off clothes when they lose

3 3.2

A tender cut of beef from the back of the cow often served as a thick piece

strip mine
  • Specialized
2 6.0

An open area where workers remove earth and rock to get minerals near the surface

strip mining
  • Specialized
2 5.3

A way of removing soil and rock from land to get coal or minerals

A series of drawings with short words that tell a joke or story

1 1.0

A thin slice of bacon cooked until it is crisp and eaten as food

strip show
  • Offensive
1 5.7

A performance where a person slowly removes their clothes to music as a sexual display

Mobius strip
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A long thin band with a half twist whose ends join to form only one side

furring strip
  • Specialized
1 8.8

A thin strip of wood or metal that makes a flat surface for attaching boards

1 6.3

A paved strip at an airport that planes use to move to or from the runway

barrier strip
  • Specialized
7.7

A small block with screws that connects electric wires securely

bimetallic strip
  • Specialized
5.5

A thin strip of two metals joined together that bends when heated

field-strip
  • Jargon
7.6

A quick taking apart of a gun for cleaning without tools

flight strip
  • Specialized
7.2

A simple place where planes land without airport buildings for emergencies or military landings

A long narrow piece of leather used for tying or fastening things

strip alert
  • Jargon
7.9

A state when planes and their crews are ready to take off immediately for defense

strip lighting
  • Specialized
3.5

Long narrow light tubes, often LED or fluorescent, that give even light

strip cropping
  • Specialized
5.7

Growing crops in narrow strips across a slope to stop soil washing away

strip miner
  • Specialized
7.4

A person who removes topsoil and rock with large machines to get coal or minerals

A simple card game for two players where one player tries to win all the other player's cards

4.3

A thin strip on doors or windows that stops cold air and water entering

How Clothed

to dress
1.0
to take off
1.5
to undress
  • NSFW
88 2.0
to strip
  • NSFW
63 3.4

Surface Forms

strip infinitive
stripped past
stripped past participle
stripping present participle
strips third person singular

Etymology

The word strip comes from an old Germanic word that meant 'take away'. So to strip (clothes) is to 'take away' someone's clothes and leave them bare.