HyperDic: strip-search

English > 1 sense of the word strip-search:
VERBcontactstrip-searchsearch (someone) for weapons or drugs by having the person remove their clothes
English > strip-search: 1 sense > verb 1, contact
Meaningsearch (someone) for weapons or drugs by having the person remove their clothes.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
ModelThey want to strip-search the prisoners
Example"He was strip-searched at the airport"
Broadersearchsubject to a search

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