Dictionary entry details
• STRIP (noun)
Meaning:
A relatively long narrow piece of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Context example:
he felt a flat strip of muscle
Hypernyms ("strip" is a kind of...):
part; piece (a portion of a natural object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strip"):
row (a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally))
Meaning:
Artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
strip; slip
Hypernyms ("strip" is a kind of...):
artefact; artifact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strip"):
weather strip; weather stripping; weatherstrip; weatherstripping (a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold)
tape (a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening)
tab (a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it)
stay (a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset))
screed (an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete)
ribbon; typewriter ribbon (a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter)
mullion (a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen))
lead; leading (thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing)
band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))
band; ring (a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration))
band (a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else)
cramp; cramp iron (a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together)
edge; margin (a strip near the boundary of an object)
Meaning:
An airfield without normal airport facilities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
airstrip; flight strip; landing strip; strip
Hypernyms ("strip" is a kind of...):
airfield; field; flying field; landing field (a place where planes take off and land)
Meronyms (parts of "strip"):
runway (a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strip"):
flare path (an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing)
Meaning:
A sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
cartoon strip; comic strip; funnies; strip
Hypernyms ("strip" is a kind of...):
cartoon; sketch (a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine)
Holonyms ("strip" is a part of...):
newspaper; paper (a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements)
comic book (a magazine devoted to comic strips)
Meaning:
Thin piece of wood or metal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("strip" is a kind of...):
lumber; timber (the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "strip"):
toothpick (pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth)
spline (a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines)
slat; spline (a thin strip (wood or metal))
pale; picket (a wooden strip forming part of a fence)
jackstraw; spillikin (a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws)
furring; furring strip (strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard)
fingerboard (a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers)
cleat (a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached)
batten (a strip fixed to something to hold it firm)
Meaning:
A form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
strip show; striptease; strip
Context example:
she did a strip right in front of everyone
Hypernyms ("strip" is a kind of...):
nude dancing (erotic dancing with little or no clothing)
• STRIP (verb)
Meaning:
Take away possessions from someone
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
deprive; divest; strip
Context example:
The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
Hypernyms (to "strip" is one way to...):
take (take into one's possession)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strip"):
bereave (deprive through death)
orphan (deprive of parents)
unsex (deprive of sex or sexual powers)
unclothe (strip)
clean out (deprive completely of money or goods)
dispossess (expel or put out of the possession of real estate)
clean (deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.)
expropriate (deprive of possessions)
disarm; unarm (take away the weapons from; render harmless)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody of something
Sentence example:
They strip him of all his money
Meaning:
Get undressed
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
undress; uncase; strip down; disrobe; discase; strip; peel; unclothe
Context examples:
please don't undress in front of everybody! / She strips in front of strangers every night for a living
Hypernyms (to "strip" is one way to...):
take off (take away or remove)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strip"):
take off (remove clothes)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They strip
Meaning:
Remove the surface from
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
strip wood
Hypernyms (to "strip" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strip"):
deplumate; deplume; displume; pluck; pull; tear (strip of feathers)
decorticate (remove the outer layer of)
bark; skin (remove the bark of a tree)
pare; peel; skin (strip the skin off)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They strip the trees
Meaning:
Remove substances from by a percolating liquid
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
leach; strip
Context example:
leach the soil
Hypernyms (to "strip" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Lay bare
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
denude; denudate; bare; strip
Context example:
denude a forest
Hypernyms (to "strip" is one way to...):
clear (remove)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strip"):
defoliate (strip the leaves or branches from)
burn off (clear land of its vegetation by burning it off)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They strip the trees
Meaning:
Steal goods; take as spoils
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
reave; pillage; rifle; foray; despoil; ransack; loot; plunder; strip
Context example:
During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
Hypernyms (to "strip" is one way to...):
take (take by force)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "strip"):
deplume; displume (strip of honors, possessions, or attributes)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
strip; clean
Context examples:
The boys cleaned the sandwich platters / The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm
Hypernyms (to "strip" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody of something
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Strip the cured leaves from
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
strip tobacco
Hypernyms (to "strip" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Remove the thread (of screws)
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "strip" is one way to...):
smooth; smoothen (make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Remove a constituent from a liquid
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "strip" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Take off or remove
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
dismantle; strip
Context example:
strip a wall of its wallpaper
Hypernyms (to "strip" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Draw the last milk (of cows)
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "strip" is one way to...):
milk (take milk from female mammals)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
undress; disinvest; divest; strip
Context examples:
The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim / She divested herself of her outdoor clothes / He disinvested himself of his garments
Hypernyms (to "strip" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to strip the prisoners
