strip

1. 1.

   a relatively long narrow piece of something

   “he felt a flat strip of muscle”

   Broaderpart

   Narrowerrow
2. 2.

   artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

   Synonymsslip

   Broaderartifact

   Narrowerbandcrampreefleadmullionribbonscreedstaytabtape
3. 3.

   an airfield without normal airport facilities

   Synonymsairstripflight striplanding strip

   Broaderairfield

   Narrowerflare path

   Partsrunway
4. 4.

   a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book

   Synonymscomic stripcartoon stripfunnies

   Broadercartoon

   Part ofnewspapercomic book

   Partsframe
5. 5.

   thin piece of wood or metal

   Broaderlumber

   Narrowerbattencleatfingerboardfurring stripjackstrawpicketslatsplinetoothpick
6. 6.

   a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music

   “she did a strip right in front of everyone”

   Synonymsstripteasestrip show

   Broadernude dancing

Other forms of strip

plural

strips·

past tense or participle

stripped

present participle

stripping

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about strip

What does strip mean?

strip means "take away possessions from someone". That is the primary sense; the word has 19 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in strip?

strip has 1 syllable: strip. In IPA it is /ˈstɹɪp/.

What is another word for strip?

Close synonyms include deprive, divest, undress, discase, uncase. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is strip a common word?

strip is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with strip?

2 words rhyme with strip. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.