to strip off
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3.7
- phrasal verb
- /strɪp ɔf/
- NSFW
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desnudarse
- Steam rose enticingly; she sprinkled bath salts with a lavish hand and stripped off her clothes.
- stripped off her clothes
- stripped off his shirt
- stripped off our clothing
Listen, whoever cuts pizza or does this thing, they take their pizza and just hold it up and let the grease strip off.
- Listen, whoever cuts pizza or does this thing, they take their pizza and just hold it up and let the grease strip off.
- So we basically took real food, stripped off the fiber, and that's what we're eating as food like substances, which is not feeding that bacteria.
- I tend to only use this when I'm washing like the sheets or the towels or if we ever like, I strip off all of the cushion covers and then wash them.
Examples
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The woman just smiles and starts to strip off what clothing she has on.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Sky looks like it's clearing," he said determinedly as he stripped off his sopping cloak.
Fiction book (1992) -
Already you think that I am just gonna strip off my clothes...
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Okay, let's go ahead and strip off that belt too, while we're at it, huh?
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When I turn around, I notice that she too has stripped off her outer clothing.
Fiction book (1994) -
Don't quickly, you know, strip off your clothes, allow yourself to start to experience the heat that your body creates.
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As he finishes a particularly strenuous series, he strips off his clothes and dives into the lake.
Fiction book (1991) -
Jeff had toed off his trainers and was stripping off his T-shirt.
Fiction book (1990) -
Cora turns her back, strips off her white blouse, and puts on the faster-drying chamois.
Fiction book (1992) -
Before jumping into the pool, she decided to strip off her t-shirt and shorts.
Synonyms
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1.5
To remove clothes or something from your body
88
2.0
To take off clothes from yourself or another person
68
4.4
To pull something out quickly and with force, often to remove it completely
63
3.4
Take off most or all clothes
41
2.7
To take something off from where it is attached
39
7.7
Take off some or all clothes in a noticeable way
27
4.0
Remove an outside layer or covering from something to show what is under it
24
4.8
To pull something out with force
12
6.3
To take off your clothes
12
3.0
To pull something off quickly until it rips
12
5.1
To take off most or all of your clothes
11
2.8
To take off quickly and easily, especially clothes or small items
11
3.4
Remove a cover or layer by pulling it away slowly
8
3.4
To take off the outer layer by pulling it
6
4.5
To pull something off quickly with force
1
3.4
To remove the outer covering from things like fruit or labels
To remove clothes from a person or a cover from an object
To take off or get rid of something quickly and without care
To take cloth coverings off something to show it
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to remove something completely' is directly predictable from combining 'strip' (to remove clothes or coverings) with the particle 'off' (indicating removal/separation). This verb+particle composition is a common, compositional pattern in English (and parallels exist in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrasal verb strip off paints a clear image: you strip something away and pull it off, as when you pull a shirt over your head or peel old paint in long pieces. So, it means 'to remove something completely', especially clothing or a covering.