| Sounds | strih'p | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acquaintanceship ... zip / ZIP: 103 rhymes with ihp... | |
| Meaning | A relatively long narrow piece of something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he felt a flat strip of muscle" | |
| Narrower | row | A long continuous strip (usually running horizontally) |
| Broader | part, piece | A portion of a natural object |
| Meaning | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | slip | |
| Narrower | 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, typically to hold it together or as a decoration | |
| cramp, cramp iron | A strip of metal with ends bent at right angles | |
| lead, leading | Thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing | |
| mullion | A nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen) | |
| reef | One of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind | |
| ribbon, typewriter ribbon | A long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter | |
| screed | An accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete | |
| stay | A thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) | |
| tab | A short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it | |
| tape | A long thin piece ... / piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening | |
| weather strip, weatherstrip, weather stripping, weatherstripping | A narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold | |
| Broader | artifact, artefact | A man-made object taken as a whole |
| Spanish | banda, tira | |
| Catalan | banda, tira | |
| Meaning | An airfield without normal airport facilities. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | airstrip, flight strip, landing strip | |
| Parts | runway | A strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land |
| Narrower | flare path | An airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing |
| Broader | airfield, landing field, flying field, field | A place where planes take off and land |
| Spanish | franja de vuelo, franja, pista de aterrizaje, pista | |
| Catalan | franja, pista d'aterratge, pista | |
| Meaning | A sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | comic strip, cartoon strip, funnies | |
| Part of | comic book | A magazine devoted to comic strips |
| newspaper, paper | A daily or weekly publication on folded sheets | |
| Parts | frame | A single drawing in a comic strip |
| Broader | cartoon, sketch | A humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine |
| Spanish | historieta, tira cómica, tira | |
| Catalan | historieta il·lustrada, tira còmica | |
| Meaning | Thin piece of wood or metal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | batten | A strip fixed to something to hold it firm |
| cleat | A strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached | |
| 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 | |
| furring strip, furring | strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard | |
| jackstraw, spillikin | A thin strip of wood used in playing the game / game / game of jackstraws | |
| picket, pale | A wooden strip forming part of a fence | |
| slat, spline | A thin strip (wood or metal) | |
| spline | A flexible strip (wood or rubber / rubber) used in drawing curved lines | |
| toothpick | pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic | |
| Broader | lumber, timber | The wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material |
| Meaning | A form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "she did a strip right in front of everyone" | |
| Synonyms | striptease, strip show | |
| Broader | nude dancing | erotic dancing with little or no clothing |
| Spanish | espectáculo de striptease, striptease | |
| Catalan | espectacle de striptease, striptease | |
| Verbs | strip | get undressed |
| strip | remove (someone's or one's own) clothes | |
| Meaning | take away possessions from someone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody of something | |
| Model | They strip him of all his money | |
| Example | "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" | |
| Synonyms | deprive, divest | |
| Narrower | bereave | deprive through death |
| clean | deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc. | |
| clean out | deprive completely of money or goods | |
| disarm, unarm | take away the weapons from | |
| dispossess | Deprive of the possession of real estate | |
| expropriate | deprive / deprive of possessions | |
| orphan | deprive of parents | |
| unclothe | strip | |
| unsex | deprive of sex or sexual powers | |
| Broader | take | Take into one's possession |
| Spanish | deprivar, desnudar, despojar, desposeer, privar | |
| Catalan | desmuntar, desposseir, despullar-se, despullar, desvestir-se, desvestir, privar | |
| Meaning | Get undressed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They strip | |
| Example | "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" | |
| Synonyms | undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip down, disrobe, peel | |
| Narrower | take off | Remove clothes |
| Broader | take off | take away or remove |
| Opposite | dress, get dressed | Put on clothes |
| dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel | Provide with clothes or put clothes on | |
| Similar to | strip, undress, divest, disinvest | Remove (someone's or one's own) clothes |
| Spanish | desnudar, despojar, desvestir | |
| Catalan | despullar-se, despullar, desvestir-se, desvestir | |
| Nouns | strip | a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music |
| stripper | a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music | |
| Meaning | Remove the surface from. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They strip the trees | |
| Example | "strip wood" | |
| Narrower | bark, skin | Remove the bark of a tree |
| decorticate | Remove the outer layer of | |
| pluck, pull, tear, deplume, deplumate, displume | Strip of feathers | |
| skin, peel, pare | strip the skin off | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Spanish | despojar | |
| Catalan | desmantellar, raspar, raure, treure | |
| Meaning | Remove substances from by a percolating liquid / liquid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | leach | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Spanish | sacar | |
| Catalan | lixiviar, treure | |
| Meaning | lay bare. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They strip the trees | |
| Synonyms | denude, bare, denudate | |
| Narrower | burn off | Clear land of its vegetation by burning it off |
| defoliate | strip the leaves or branches from | |
| Broader | clear | Remove |
| Spanish | denudar, descubrir, desnudar, despejar, despojar, desvestir, pelar | |
| Catalan | desembarassar, desposseir, despullar, desvestir | |
| Meaning | steal goods; take as spoils. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | plunder, despoil, loot, reave, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray | |
| Narrower | deplume, displume | strip of honors, possessions, or attributes |
| Broader | take | Take by force |
| Spanish | despojar, desvalijar, expoliar, pillar, saquear | |
| Catalan | desvalisar, espoliar, expilar, saquejar | |
| Meaning | Remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody of something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | clean | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Spanish | desmantelar, desmontar, desnudar, limpiar, quitar, sacar | |
| Catalan | desmantellar, desmuntar, desvestir, netejar, treure | |
| Meaning | Strip the cured leaves from. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "strip tobacco" | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Nouns | stripper | a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books |
| Meaning | Remove the thread (of screws) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | smooth, smoothen | make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing |
| Meaning | remove a constituent from a liquid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Spanish | deprivar | |
| Meaning | Take off or remove. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "strip a wall of its wallpaper" | |
| Synonym | dismantle | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Spanish | arrancar a tiras, raer | |
| Catalan | arrencar a tiras, raspar, raure | |
| Nouns | stripper | a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish |
| stripping | the removal of covering / covering | |
| Meaning | Draw the last milk / milk (of cows) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | milk | Take milk / milk from female mammals |
| Spanish | secar | |
| Meaning | Remove (someone's or one's own) clothes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They want to strip the prisoners | |
| Synonyms | undress, divest, disinvest | |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Similar to | undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel | Get undressed |
| Spanish | desvestir | |
| Catalan | despullar | |
| Nouns | strip | a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music |
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