verb (past and past participlestripped, present participlestrip·ping, 3rd person present singularstrips)
Definition:
1. intransitive verb get undressed: to remove your clothes, either completely or to a particular extent
2. transitive verb undress somebody: to remove somebody's clothes, either completely or to a particular extent
3. intransitive verb do striptease: to do a striptease, or be a striptease artist
4. transitive verb remove covering: to take off a covering, or take the covering off something stripped the paper from the walls stripped the walls of paper
5. transitive verb remove paint or varnish from surface: to remove old paint or varnish from a surface by scraping or burning it or by using a chemical
6. transitive verb remove contents: to remove all the contents from a room, building, or similar place
7. transitive verb remove all leaves or plants: to remove all the leaves or flowers from a plant, or remove all the plants from an area
8. transitive verb deprive of status or possessions: to take status or possessions away from somebody stripped him of his rank
9. transitive verb take something apart: to break down a machine, engine, or weapon into pieces in order to clean or repair it
10. transitive and intransitive verb mechanical engineering damage screw thread or gear teeth: to damage a screw or gearwheel by breaking the thread or teeth, or undergo this damage
11. transitive verb chemistry remove volatile content: to separate one or more components from a solution or mixture, especially by distillation or evaporation
12. transitive verb printing photog make into printing plate: to put pieces of photographic film or paper together to make a plate for printing
noun (pluralstrips)
Definition:
act of stripping: the performance of a striptease
[ Old English -strȳpan< Germanic]
Word Usage
stripping or striping?
The present participle of strip is stripping, as in stripping paint. The present participle of stripe is striping, as in busy striping the football field with yardage lines.
