strip

a relatively long narrow piece of something

• “he felt a flat strip of muscle”

artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

an airfield without normal airport facilities

a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book

thin piece of wood or metal

a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music

• “she did a strip right in front of everyone”

take away possessions from someone

• “The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets”

get undressed

• “please don”
• “;”

remove the surface from

• “strip wood”

remove substances from by a percolating liquid

• “leach the soil”

lay bare

• “denude a forest”

steal goods; take as spoils

• “During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners”

remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely

• “The boys cleaned the sandwich platters”
• “The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm”

strip the cured leaves from

• “strip tobacco”

remove the thread (of screws)

remove a constituent from a liquid

take off or remove

• “strip a wall of its wallpaper”

draw the last milk (of cows)

remove (someone''s or one''s own) clothes

• “The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim”
• “She divested herself of her outdoor clothes”
• “He disinvested himself of his garments”