strip
A long, thin piece of landA long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
Meaning
15 senses(countable)A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
The countries were in dispute over the ownership of a strip of desert about 100 metres wide.
Streifen
полоса́polosá, поло́скаpolóska
сму́гаsmúha
thin piece of wood or metal
(countable, sometimes, uncountable, usually)A long, thin piece of any material; any such material collectively.
Papier mache is made from strips of paper.
Squeeze a strip of glue along the edge and then press down] firmly.
a relatively long narrow piece of something
(countable, uncountable)A comic strip.
(countable, uncountable)A landing strip.
(countable, uncountable)A strip steak.
(US, countable, uncountable)A street with multiple shopping or entertainment possibilities.
(countable, uncountable)The playing area, roughly 14 meters by 2 meters.
(UK, countable, uncountable)The uniform of a football team, or the same worn by supporters.
(countable, uncountable)A trough for washing ore.
(countable, uncountable)The issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the spiral motion.
(countable, uncountable)A television series aired at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the weekly schedule.
(countable, uncountable)An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with one call and two put options on the same security at the same strike price, similar to but more bearish than a straddle.
Examples
161 sentencesWhat's your favorite comic strip?
Який твій улюблений комікс? — ascolto
We need to strip off the old paint.
The king was stripped of his power.
deDer König wurde entmachtet. — Sudajaengi
They stripped the tree of its bark.
I was strip-searched at the airport.
Translations
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Origin
From alteration of stripe or from Middle Low German strippe, of uncertain ultimate origin,From alteration of stripe or from Middle Low German strippe, of uncertain ultimate origin, perhaps derived from a lost strong verb Proto-Germanic *strīpaną, with no clear cognates outside of Germanic except for Irish sríab (“line, stripe”).
From Middle English strepen, strippen, from Old English strīepan (“plunder”), from Proto-Germanic *strēpōną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ter(h₁)- (“to be stiff; be rigid; exert”). Probably related to German Strafe (“deprivation, fine, punishment”).
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Forms
plural: stripsSynonyms
9 synonyms- a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music:stripteasestrip show
- artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material:slip
- a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book:comic stripcartoon stripfunnies
- an airfield without normal airport facilities:airstripflight striplanding strip
Word family
85 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable