Synonyms of strip

Noun


1. strip, part, piece

usage: a relatively long narrow piece of something; "he felt a flat strip of muscle"

2. strip, slip, artifact, artefact

usage: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

3. airstrip, flight strip, landing strip, strip, airfield, landing field, flying field, field

usage: an airfield without normal airport facilities

4. comic strip, cartoon strip, strip, funnies, cartoon, sketch

usage: a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book

5. strip, lumber, timber

usage: thin piece of wood or metal

6. strip, striptease, strip show, nude dancing

usage: a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone"

Verb


1. deprive, strip, divest, take

usage: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"

2. undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel, take off

usage: get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"

3. strip, remove, take, take away, withdraw

usage: remove the surface from; "strip wood"

4. leach, strip, remove, take, take away, withdraw

usage: remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil"

5. denude, bare, denudate, strip, clear

usage: lay bare; "denude a forest"

6. plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray, take

usage: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

7. clean, strip, remove, take, take away, withdraw

usage: remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm"

8. strip, remove, take, take away, withdraw

usage: strip the cured leaves from; "strip tobacco"

9. strip, smooth, smoothen

usage: remove the thread (of screws)

10. strip, remove, take, take away, withdraw

usage: remove a constituent from a liquid

11. strip, dismantle, remove, take, take away, withdraw

usage: take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper"

12. strip, milk

usage: draw the last milk (of cows)

13. strip, undress, divest, disinvest, remove, take, take away, withdraw

usage: remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments"

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Definition and meaning of strip (Dictionary)