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strip - artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material |
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slip |
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artefact,
artifact a man-made object taken as a whole
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band a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
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ring,
band jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"
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band a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
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cramp iron,
cramp a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together
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reef one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind
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leading,
lead the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy"
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mullion a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen)
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typewriter ribbon,
ribbon notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
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screed an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete
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stay continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
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tab a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it; "pull the tab to open the can"; "files with a red tab will be stored separately"; "the collar has a tab with a button hole"; "the filing cards were organized by cards having indexed tabs"
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tape a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he wrapped a tape around the package"
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weather strip,
weather stripping,
weatherstrip,
weatherstripping a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold
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strip - thin piece of wood or metal |
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lumber,
timber the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
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batten a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
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cleat a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached
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fingerboard a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers
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furring strip,
furring strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard
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jackstraw,
spillikin a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws
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pale,
picket a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
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slat,
spline a thin strip (wood or metal)
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spline a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines
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toothpick pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth
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strip - a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone" |
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striptease |
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nude dancing erotic dancing with little or no clothing
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strip - a relatively long narrow piece of something; "he felt a flat strip of muscle" |
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part,
piece something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
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row a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; "they won the championship three years in a row"
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| verb |
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strip - remove the surface from; "strip wood" |
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take away,
remove,
withdraw,
take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
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peel,
pare,
skin decrease gradually or bit by bit
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skin,
bark strip the skin off; "pare apples"
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decorticate remove the cortex of (an organ)
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deplumate,
deplume,
displume,
tear,
pluck,
pull strip of honors, possessions, or attributes
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strip - 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" |
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undress,
divest,
disinvest |
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discase,
disrobe,
strip down,
uncase,
undress,
peel,
unclothe,
strip get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living"
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take away,
remove,
withdraw,
take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
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strip - take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper" |
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dismantle |
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take away,
remove,
withdraw,
take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
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strip - remove a constituent from a liquid |
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take away,
remove,
withdraw,
take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
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chemical science,
chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
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strip - strip the cured leaves from; "strip tobacco" |
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take away,
remove,
withdraw,
take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
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strip - draw the last milk (of cows) |
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milk take milk from female mammals; "Cows need to be milked every morning"
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strip - remove the thread (of screws) |
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smooth,
smoothen make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"
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