STRIP
What does "STRIP" mean?
To remove an outer covering or layer from something.
Meanings
- To remove a covering, clothing, or surface layer from something or oneself. They stripped the old paint off the door.
- To take away something valuable; to deprive of possessions or rank. The disgraced officer was stripped of his medals.
- A long, narrow piece of something. He cut the paper into thin strips.
- A series of cartoon drawings telling a story; a comic strip. She read the Sunday strip before anything else in the paper.
Did you know?
- The two strips are not the same word: the verb 'to strip' (remove a layer) descends from Old English, while the noun 'a strip' (a narrow band) is cousin to 'stripe' and arrived later.
Word origin
The verb is from Old English 'bestrypan', to plunder or despoil. The noun (a long narrow piece) is a separate later word, related to 'stripe'.
Remember it
STRIP is 'trip' with an S - strip a wire and you can trip the circuit.
A little poem
Peel the years back, layer by patient layer-
what's underneath was always waiting there.
couplet
Wordplay
- The electrician and the comic artist argued all day about who really makes the best strip.
What it teaches
Strip a thing down far enough and you finally meet what it actually is, not what it was wearing.
Quick facts
What does STRIP mean?
To remove an outer covering or layer from something.
Is STRIP a valid word?
Yes — STRIP is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is STRIP?
STRIP has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does STRIP come from?
The verb is from Old English 'bestrypan', to plunder or despoil. The noun (a long narrow piece) is a separate later word, related to 'stripe'.
What can STRIP teach us?
Strip a thing down far enough and you finally meet what it actually is, not what it was wearing.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.