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strips

The correct spelling is strips.

How to pronounce strips

/stɹɪps/
noun

IPA: /stɹɪps/

Say it like: Str-ips

The correct spelling is strips. The act of removing one's clothes; a striptease. For example: "She stood up on the table and did a strip."

Usage Examples

She stood up on the table and did a strip.

strip poker; strip Scrabble

Norm will strip the old varnish before painting the chair.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The act of removing one's clothes; a striptease.
  2. 2.(of games) Denotes a version of a game in which losing players must progressively remove their clothes.

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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