stripping Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the removal of covering
   uncovering; husking; baring; denudation.
   
2. verb take away possessions from someone
   deprive; divest; strip.
   
   • The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets
3. 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
4. verb remove the surface from
   strip.
   
   • strip wood
5. verb remove substances from by a percolating liquid
   leach; strip.
   
   • leach the soil
6. verb lay bare
   bare; denude; denudate; strip.
   
   • denude a forest
7. 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
8. 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
9. verb strip the cured leaves from
   strip.
   
   • strip tobacco
10. verb remove the thread (of screws)
    strip.
    
11. verb remove a constituent from a liquid
    strip.
    
12. verb take off or remove
    dismantle; strip.
    
    • strip a wall of its wallpaper
13. verb draw the last milk (of cows)
    strip.
    
14. 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

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