to strip the thread

  • 1Strip — Strip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stripped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stripping}.] [OE. stripen, strepen, AS. str?pan in bestr?pan to plunder; akin to D. stroopen, MHG. stroufen, G. streifen.] 1. To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2strip — strip1 [strip] vt. stripped, stripping [ME strepen < OE stripan, akin to streifen, to strip off < IE * streub < base * ster , to streak, stroke > STRIKE] 1. to remove (the clothing or covering) of or from (a person); make naked;… …

    English World dictionary

  • 3Strip — Strip, v. i. 1. To take off, or become divested of, clothes or covering; to undress. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mach.) To fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a bolt, screw, or nut. See {Strip}, v. t., 8. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4strip — 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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  • 5strip — 1. v. & n. v. (stripped, stripping) 1 tr. (often foll. by of) remove the clothes or covering from (a person or thing). 2 intr. (often foll. by off) undress oneself. 3 tr. (often foll. by of) deprive (a person) of property or titles. 4 tr. leave… …

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  • 6strip — strip1 /strip/, v., stripped or stript, stripping, n. v.t. 1. to deprive of covering: to strip a fruit of its rind. 2. to deprive of clothing; make bare or naked. 3. to take away or remove: to strip sheets from the bed. 4. to deprive or divest:… …

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  • 7strip — 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 …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8strip — I. /strɪp / (say strip) verb (stripped or, Rare, stript, stripping) –verb (t) 1. to deprive of covering: to strip a fruit of its rind. 2. to deprive of clothing; make bare or naked. 3. to deprive or divest: to strip a tree of its fruit. 4. to… …

  • 9strip — I [[t]strɪp[/t]] v. stripped stript, strip•ping, 1) to deprive of covering: to strip a fruit of its rind[/ex] 2) to deprive of clothing 3) to remove: to strip sheets from a bed[/ex] 4) to deprive; divest: stripped of one s rights[/ex] 5) to clear …

    From formal English to slang

  • 10thread — n. & v. n. 1 a a spun out filament of cotton, silk, or glass etc.; yarn. b a length of this. 2 a thin cord of twisted yarns used esp. in sewing and weaving. 3 anything regarded as threadlike with reference to its continuity or connectedness (the… …

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