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strip

The correct spelling is strip.

How to pronounce strip

/stɹɪp/
noun

IPA: /stɹɪp/

Say it like: Str-ip

The correct spelling is strip. A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area. For example: "The countries were in dispute over the ownership of a strip of desert about 100 metres wide."

Usage Examples

The countries were in dispute over the ownership of a strip of desert about 100 metres wide.

I have some strip left over after fitting out the kitchen.

She stood up on the table and did a strip.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
  2. 2.(usually countable, sometimes uncountable) A long, thin piece of any material; any such material collectively.
  3. 3.A comic strip.
  4. 4.A landing strip.
  5. 5.A strip steak.

verb

  1. 1.To remove or take away, often in strips or stripes.
  2. 2.(usually intransitive) To take off clothing.
  3. 3.To perform a striptease.
  4. 4.To take away something from (someone or something); to plunder; to divest.
  5. 5.To remove cargo from (a container).

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