stripping (verb)

  • 71dose — 1 noun (C) 1 a measured amount of a medicine (+ of): a dose of antibiotics 2 an amount of something unpleasant that you experience at one time (+ of): Workers were exposed to a large dose of radiation. | a bad dose of flu | in small doses (=for a …

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  • 72strip — I verb 1) he stripped and got into bed Syn: undress, strip off, take one s clothes off, unclothe, disrobe, strip naked Ant: dress 2) stripping off paint Syn: peel (off) …

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  • 73strip — I verb 1) he stripped and got into bed Syn: undress, strip off, take one s clothes off, disrobe 2) stripping the paint off the door Syn: peel, remove, scrape, clean 3) I stripped down …

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  • 74strip down — phrasal verb Word forms strip down : present tense I/you/we/they strip down he/she/it strips down present participle stripping down past tense stripped down past participle stripped down 1) [intransitive] to remove all or most of your clothes… …

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  • 75weather-strip — /ˈwɛðə strɪp/ (say wedhuh strip) verb (t) (weather stripped, weather stripping) to fit with weather strips …

  • 76strip — Ⅰ. strip [1] ► VERB (stripped, stripping) 1) remove all coverings or clothes from. 2) take off one s clothes. 3) leave bare of accessories or fittings. 4) remove (paint) from a surface with solvent. 5) …

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  • 77strip-search — ► VERB ▪ search (someone) for concealed drugs, weapons, or other items, by stripping off their clothes …

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  • 78clean-till — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to cultivate by stripping the soil clean of weeds and other harmful growth compare clean 2a …

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  • 79mortalize — ˈmȯ(r)d.əlˌīz transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) : to make mortal : treat as mortal contemporary art mortalizes the immortals, stripping them of everything divine and noble P.A.Sorokin …

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  • 80felter — I. ˈfeltə(r) transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English filteren, felteren, from (assumed) Anglo French feltrer to cover with felt, from (assumed) Old French feltrer (whence Old French feutrer), from Old French feltre, feutre felt,… …

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