strip

US /strɪp/

UK /strɪp/

B1

verb

  • To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
  • To remove something, e.g. paint from a wall
  • To take property, dignity away from (someone)

noun

  • Long narrow piece, such as ribbon or land

Examples

The wallpaper can then be torn off in strips.

He stripped to the waist and began to dig.