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strip (
n.) "
long, narrow, flat piece," mid-15c., "
narrow piece of cloth," probably from
M.L.G. strippe "
strap, thong," related to
stripe (see
STRIPE (
Cf. stripe) (1)). Sense extension to wood, land,
etc. first recorded 1630s. Sense in
comic strip is from 1920. Meaning "
street noted for clubs, bars, etc." is attested from 1939, originally in reference to Los Angeles'
Sunset Strip.
Strip mine (
n.) attested by 1892, as a verb by 1916; so called because the surface material is removed in successive parallel strips.
{{12}}strip (v.) "make bare," O.E. -striepan, -strypan "plunder, despoil," as in W.Saxon bestrypan "to plunder," from P.Gmc. *straupijanan (Cf. M.Du. stropen "to strip off, to ramble about plundering," O.H.G. stroufen "to strip off, plunder," Ger. streifen "strip off, touch upon, to ramble, roam, rove"). Meaning "to unclothe" is recorded from early 13c. Of screw threads, from 1839; of gear wheels, from 1873. Related: Stripped; stripping. Strip poker is attested from 1916; strip search is from 1947, in reference to World War II prison camps.
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strip# — strip vb Strip, divest, denude, bare, dismantle can mean to deprive a person or thing of what clothes, furnishes, or invests him or it. Strip stresses a pulling or tearing off rather than a laying bare, though the latter implication is frequent;… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Strip — Strip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stripped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stripping}.] [OE. stripen, strepen, AS. str?pan in bestr?pan to plunder; akin to D. stroopen, MHG. stroufen, G. streifen.] 1. To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Strip — Студийный альбом Адам Ант Дата выпуска ноябрь 1983 Записан … Википедия
strip — strip1 [strip] vt. stripped, stripping [ME strepen < OE stripan, akin to streifen, to strip off < IE * streub < base * ster , to streak, stroke > STRIKE] 1. to remove (the clothing or covering) of or from (a person); make naked;… … English World dictionary
Strip me? — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda strip me? Álbum de Anna Tsuchiya Publicación 2 de agosto, 2006 Grabación 2005, 2006 … Wikipedia Español
strip — ‘narrow piece’ [15] and strip ‘remove covering’ [13] are distinct words. The former was perhaps borrowed from Middle Low German strippe ‘strap’, and may be related to English stripe [17], an acquisition from Middle Dutch strīfe. A stripling [13]… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
strip — ‘narrow piece’ [15] and strip ‘remove covering’ [13] are distinct words. The former was perhaps borrowed from Middle Low German strippe ‘strap’, and may be related to English stripe [17], an acquisition from Middle Dutch strīfe. A stripling [13]… … Word origins
Strip — Strip, n. 1. A narrow piece, or one comparatively long; as, a strip of cloth; a strip of land. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) A trough for washing ore. [1913 Webster] 3. (Gunnery) The issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Strip Me? — Álbum de Anna Tsuchiya Publicación 2 de agosto, 2006 Grabación 2005, 2006 Género(s) J Rock, Punk … Wikipedia Español
Strip Me? — Album par Anna Tsuchiya Sortie 2 août 2006 24 octobre 2006 … Wikipédia en Français
Strip — Strip, v. i. 1. To take off, or become divested of, clothes or covering; to undress. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) To fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a bolt, screw, or nut. See {Strip}, v. t., 8. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
