<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>stripped</li><li>stript</li><li>stripping</li><li>to deprive</li><li>of covering</li><li>Strip the peel off that orange</li><li>to deprive of clothing</li><li>make bare or naked</li><li>They stripped him and gave him new clothes befitting his station</li><li>to take away or remove</li><li>I need to strip the sheets from the bed and wash them</li><li>to deprive or divest</li><li>The lightning stripped the tree of its bark</li><li>The organization will strip him of all privileges</li><li>to clear out or empty</li><li>Thieves may strip a house of all its contents</li><li>to deprive of equipment</li><li>dismantle</li><li>If we strip the ship of rigging, we can repair it</li><li>to dispossess</li><li>rob</li><li>or plunder</li><li>The highwaymen stripped the man of his possessions</li><li>to remove varnish</li><li>paint</li><li>wax</li><li>or the like from</li><li>The wood should be stripped and then refinished</li><li>to separate the leaves from the stalks of (tobacco)</li><li>to remove the midrib, as from tobacco leaves</li><li>to break off the thread of (a screw, bolt, etc.)</li><li>or the teeth of (a gear), as by applying too much force</li><li>to remove the mold from (an ingot)</li><li>to draw the last milk from (a cow), especially by a stroking and compressing movement</li><li>to draw out (milk) in this manner</li><li>to remove (the emulsion from a film base) in order to place it on a glass plate for exposure to the metal plate</li><li>to clean (a carding roller) by removing waste fibers</li><li>to transfer (fibers) from one carding roller to another</li><li>to remove (color) from a cloth or yarn in order to redye it another color</li><li>to remove color from (a cloth or yarn)</li><li>to lead successively winning cards from (a hand) in order to dispose of as many cards as necessary preparatory to surrendering the lead to an opponent so that any card the opponent plays will be to their disadvantage</li><li>to strip-mine</li><li>to remove the most volatile components from, as by distillation or evaporation</li><li>to split (a bond) for selling separately as a principal certificate and as interest coupons</li><li>to remove (a vein) by pulling it inside out through a small incision, using a long, hooked instrument</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>stripped</li><li>stript</li><li>stripping</li><li>to strip something</li><li>to remove one's clothes</li><li>to perform a striptease</li><li>to become stripped</li><li>Bananas strip easily</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a striptease</li></ul>