to strip sth from or off sth

  • 1strip — strip1 [strıp] v past tense and past participle stripped present participle stripping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take off clothes)¦ 2¦(remove)¦ 3¦(engines/equipment)¦ 4¦(building/ship etc)¦ 5¦(damage)¦ Phrasal verbs  strip something<=>away  strip somebod …

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  • 2strip — 1 verb stripped, stripping 1 TAKE OFF CLOTHES also strip off (I, T) to take off your clothes or take off someone else s clothes: Jack stripped off and jumped into the shower. | strip sb: The police stripped us all, looking for drugs. | stripped… …

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  • 3strip — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 long, narrow piece ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ narrow, thin, tiny ▪ thick, wide ▪ Cut the meat into th …

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  • 4strip — Variant of a straddle. A strip is two puts and one call on a stock. A strap is two calls and one put on a stock. The puts and calls have the same strike price and expiration date. See: Strap. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary In the United Kingdom,… …

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  • 5flesh — noun 1 soft part of sb s body ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, smooth, soft, tender ▪ pale, pink, white ▪ bare …

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  • 6tear — tear1 W3S3 [tıə US tır] n 1.) [C usually plural] a drop of salty liquid that comes out of your eye when you are crying ▪ The children were all in tears . ▪ She came home in floods of tears . ▪ I could see that Sam was close to tears . ▪ Bridget… …

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  • 7tear — 1 noun 1 (C) a drop of salty liquid that flows from your eye when you are crying: Tears just rolled down his face. | tear stained cheeks | (be) in tears (=crying): My wife actually broke down in tears telling me. | burst into tears (=suddenly… …

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  • 8light — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 brightness ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, good ▪ bright, brilliant, harsh, intense, strong ▪ blinding …

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  • 9veneer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ thin VERB + VENEER ▪ acquire, add ▪ maintain ▪ peel away, peel back …

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  • 10Sonic the Hedgehog (comics) — For the British comic by Fleetway, see Sonic the Comic. Sonic the Hedgehog The cover of Sonic the Hedgehog #125 Publication information …

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