strip

CEFRB1

/ˈstɹɪp/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To remove clothing or a covering.

  2. 02

    noun

    A long, narrow piece of something.

Examples

  • I saw you in the strip club the day before yesterday.

  • The strong, gusty wind strived to strip the leaves off the trees.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. A comic strip.

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.

  2. A landing strip.

More examples

In context

  • Papier mache is made from strips of paper.

  • Squeeze a strip of glue along the edge and then press down firmly.

  • The countries were in dispute over the ownership of a strip of desert about 100 metres wide.

Synonyms

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The painter had to blank the old wallpaper before painting.

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Origin

verb

From alteration of stripe or from Middle Low German strippe, of uncertain ultimate origin, perhaps derived from a lost strong verb Proto-Germanic *strīpaną, with no clear cognates outside of Germanic except for Irish sríab (“line, stripe”).