to field-strip
2
8.2
- verb
- /ˈfiːldˌstrɪp/
- Jargon
:
desmontar
- He has trouble spelling; thus, letter writing is a pain for him, but he can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in less time in the dark.
- field-strip and clean
Examples
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He demonstrated how to field-strip the rifle without any special tools.
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On prom night, she stays home and field strips an AK-47.
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If you can't field strip your firearm, you can't clean it.
Blog text (6) -
One night when he was drunk and he wasn't thinking about all the big stuff he was going to do with his life, he field-stripped this thing while I was there at his elbow.
Fiction book (1996) -
Anyplace else he field-stripped them and stuck the butts in his pocket, but not in the dean's driveway.
Fiction book (1993) -
Next, I expect to hear that since Sun Tzu couldn't field strip an M16, the average grunt is a superior tactician.
Blog text (23) -
So I said yes to Ivan, and he said good, and he showed me how to use the PM and how to field-strip it and clean it, and it was really simple, only four parts, and I got my hands around it really well, and I was hitting the target in the basement of the social club every time, and Ivan never once changed how he talked to me, like I was no kid, and he gave me a beer later on, and I didn't like it the first time.
Fiction book (1996) -
After each use, ensure to field-strip your weapon for thorough cleaning.
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If you prefer, I can show you the best way to field-strip your firearm for maintenance.
Synonyms
64
4.2
Take something apart into separate pieces
19
3.8
To take something apart into separate pieces
15
6.3
Remove a substance or part from material like soil
Antonyms
How Thorough
123
3.7
64
4.2
- Jargon
2
8.2
202
2.5
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Field-strip comes from field 'in the field' and strip 'to take parts off', and to field-strip something is to quickly take it apart without special tools so you can clean or fix it. So the verb means the fast, simple disassembly done outside or during a mission.