strip off
To remove anything by stripping, e.gTo remove anything by stripping, e.g. items of clothing or paint from the side of a ship.
» We need to strip off the old paint.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To remove anything by stripping, e.g. items of clothing or paint from the side of a ship.
1713, Alexander Pope translation of Homer Odyssey read at Project Gutenberg Strip off thy garments; Neptune's fury brave / With naked strength, and plunge into the wave.
раздева́тьrazdevátʹ, отодра́тьotodrátʹ
(Ireland, UK, idiomatic, intransitive)To remove all of one's clothes (or sometimes to remove all except underclothes, or figuratively).
раздева́тьсяrazdevátʹsja
(intransitive)To be removed by stripping.
удалятьсяudaljatʹsja
Examples
15 sentencesWe need to strip off the old paint.
Tom stripped off his clothes and got into the bathtub.
deTom legte seine Sachen ab und stieg in die Wanne.
Tom stripped off his dirty clothes and threw them into the washing machine.
deTom zog seine schmutzige Kleidung aus und steckte sie in die Waschmaschine.
If you fall into the water, you should strip off all wet clothes.
deWenn du ins Wasser fällst, musst du alle nasse Kleidung ausziehen.
I just wanna strip my clothes off!
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 3
Forms
strips off, stripping off, stripped off, stripped off| Base form | strip off · to strip off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | strips off |
| Present participle | stripping off |
| Past simple | stripped off |
| Past participle | stripped off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb