Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb strip

13 senses of strip

Sense 1
deprive, strip, divest -- (take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets")
       => take -- (take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks")

Sense 2
undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel -- (get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living")
       => take off -- (take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!")

Sense 3
strip -- (remove the surface from; "strip wood")
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")

Sense 4
leach, strip -- (remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil")
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")

Sense 5
denude, bare, denudate, strip -- (lay bare; "denude a forest")
       => clear -- (remove; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road")

Sense 6
plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray -- (steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners")
       => take -- (take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill")

Sense 7
clean, strip -- (remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm")
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")

Sense 8
strip -- (strip the cured leaves from; "strip tobacco")
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")

Sense 9
strip -- (remove the thread (of screws))
       => smooth, smoothen -- (make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood")

Sense 10
strip -- (remove a constituent from a liquid)
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")

Sense 11
strip, dismantle -- (take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper")
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")

Sense 12
strip -- (draw the last milk (of cows))
       => milk -- (take milk from female mammals; "Cows need to be milked every morning")

Sense 13
strip, undress, divest, disinvest -- (remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments")
       => remove, take, take away, withdraw -- (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment")

Antonyms of adj stripped

3 senses of stripped

Sense 1
stripped, stripped-down -- (having only essential or minimal features; "a stripped new car"; "a stripped-down budget")

INDIRECT (VIA minimal, minimum) -> maximal, maximum -- (the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal expansion"; "maximum pressure")
INDIRECT (VIA minimal, minimum) -> maximal, maximum -- (the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal expansion"; "maximum pressure")

Sense 2
bare, stripped -- (having everything extraneous removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare")

INDIRECT (VIA empty) -> full -- (containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing")

Sense 3
stripped -- (with clothing stripped off)

INDIRECT (VIA unclothed) -> clothed, clad -- (wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination; "clothed and in his right mind"- Bible; "proud of her well-clothed family"; "nurses clad in white"; "white-clad nurses")

Similarity of adj stripped

3 senses of stripped

Sense 1
stripped, stripped-down -- (having only essential or minimal features; "a stripped new car"; "a stripped-down budget")
       => minimal (vs. maximal), minimum (vs. maximum) -- (the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service")

Sense 2
bare, stripped -- (having everything extraneous removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare")
       => empty (vs. full) -- (holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours")

Sense 3
stripped -- (with clothing stripped off)
       => unclothed (vs. clothed) -- (not wearing clothing)