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a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone" artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material thin piece of wood or metal a relatively long narrow piece of something; "he felt a flat strip of muscle" 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" draw the last milk (of cows) take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper" remove a constituent from a liquid remove the thread (of screws) remove the surface from; "strip wood" strip the cured leaves from; "strip tobacco" take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets" remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm" remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil" a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book an airfield without normal airport facilities lay bare; "denude a forest" get undressed; "please don''t undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" |
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