strip

strip
I
n.
runway

1) an airstrip, landing strip

dividing patch

2) a centre (BE), median (AE) strip (on a road)

II
v.

1)(D; intr.) to strip for (to strip for a physical examination)

2) (d; tr.) to strip of (to strip smb. of all civil rights)

3) (D; intr., tr.) to strip to (to strip to the waist)

4) (N; used with an adjective) to strip smb. naked

* * *
[strɪp]
median (AE) strip (on a road)
(N; used with an adjective) to strip smb. naked
['runway'] an airstrip. landing strip
['dividing patch'] a centre (BE)
(D;intr.) to stripfor (to strip for a physical examination)
(d; tr.) to strip of (to strip smb. of all civil rights)
(D; intr., tr.) to strip to (to strip to the waist)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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