strip
noun
a relatively long narrow piece of something
“he felt a flat strip of muscle”
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
Synonymsslipan 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”
verb
take away possessions from someone
“The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets”
get undressed
“please don't undress in front of everybody!”
“She strips in front of strangers every night for a living”
remove the surface from
“strip wood”
remove substances from by a percolating liquid
“leach the soil”
Synonymsleachlay 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”
Synonymscleanstrip 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”
Synonymsdismantledraw 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”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University