stripping Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the removal of covering
uncovering; husking; baring; denudation.
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verb take away possessions from someone
deprive; divest; strip.
- The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
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verb get undressed
uncase; peel; strip down; undress; strip; unclothe; disrobe; discase.
- please don't undress in front of everybody!
- She strips in front of strangers every night for a living
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verb remove the surface from
strip.
- strip wood
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verb remove substances from by a percolating liquid
leach; strip.
- leach the soil
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verb lay bare
bare; denude; denudate; strip.
- denude a forest
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verb steal goods; take as spoils
pillage; strip; despoil; plunder; foray; rifle; loot; reave; ransack.
- During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners
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verb remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
clean; strip.
- The boys cleaned the sandwich platters
- The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm
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verb strip the cured leaves from
strip.
- strip tobacco
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verb remove the thread (of screws)
strip.
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verb remove a constituent from a liquid
strip.
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verb take off or remove
dismantle; strip.
- strip a wall of its wallpaper
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verb draw the last milk (of cows)
strip.
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verb remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
divest; disinvest; undress; strip.
- The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim
- She divested herself of her outdoor clothes
- He disinvested himself of his garments
WordNet
Strip"ping noun
Definitions
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The act of one who strips. The mutual bows and courtesies . . . are remants of the original prostrations and strippings of the captive. H. Spencer.
Never were cows that required such stripping. Mrs. Gaskell.
- pl.
The last milk drawn from a cow at a milking.