Verb (used with object) : to strip a fruit of its rind. ,to strip sheets from the bed. ,to strip a tree of its bark; to strip him of all privileges. ,to strip a house of its contents. ,to strip a ship of rigging. ,to strip a man of his possessions. ,The wood should be stripped and then refinished. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : Bananas strip easily. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : a strip of cloth, metal, land, etc. ,Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. From Dictionary.com.
Harold Ickes was instrumental in stripping them of their delegates. From Wordnik.com. [Full Michigan delegation with half-vote to be seated by Dems] Reference
As soon as the mouse plops into the water, begin stripping it slowly back. From Wordnik.com. [Field and Stream Guide: 50 Ways to Catch Spring Trout] Reference
And there are no public venues where stripping is allowed, nor should there be. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Why Is Seattle Such a Wuss About Strip Clubs?] Reference
He banged the door to break the caribou-skin stripping loose and jumped into the storm. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: Ordinary Wolves by Seth Kantner] Reference
Several of the men were involved in stripping stolen cars and selling the parts to raise money for the group. From Wordnik.com. [Muslim cleric jailed 15 years in Australia terror case] Reference
Also, anyone involved in stripping down foreclosed homes and selling the scrap is definitely making a profit here. —. From Wordnik.com. [Who Benefits From the Subprime Crisis? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
What do you think about the power dynamic inherent in stripping and how it affects issues of empowerment and exploitation?. From Wordnik.com. [A Conversation with Former Lusty Lady Employee and Author Elisabeth Eaves « PubliCola] Reference
From ridicule, to title stripping, to accusations of bias, those who challenge The Consensus are being driven to the sidelines. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Moron] Reference
Visitor - the analogy of stripping is a very good one ... (but get a funny picture in my mind of the Visitor ... hey never mind ...). From Wordnik.com. [If You Want to Break Into Films] Reference
The next time you support the "progressives" in stripping some third party of their property rights, remember that you might be next. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » 2005 » May] Reference
That is by the use of a piece of equipment called a stripping basket. From Wordnik.com. [North Lake Tahoe Bonanza - Top Stories] Reference
That is, by the use of a piece of equipment called a stripping basket. From Wordnik.com. [Sierra Sun - Top Stories] Reference
Though I like the idea of stripping stats completely, they do have some value. From Wordnik.com. [Universal System] Reference
I tossed out the idea of stripping the hard disk of Vista and going back to XP. From Wordnik.com. [Lockergnome] Reference
And that’s if selective jurisdiction-stripping is even constitutional in the firstplace. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Legislating Miranda Rights for Terrorism Cases?] Reference
One particular feature that I think most translators will appreciate is its tag stripping feature. From Wordnik.com. [Favorite tools: EditPlus « Musings from an overworked translator] Reference
Even if they’re from Minsk! and someone has to say it, if stripping is outlawed, only outlaws will strip!. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Iceland Bans Strip Clubs] Reference
Looks like the idea of stripping Joe Lieberman of his Homeland Security Chairmanship is being floated publicly. From Wordnik.com. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] Reference
These gaps can generally be sealed with weather-stripping, which is sold at most home centers and hardware stores. From Wordnik.com. [Do it yourself] Reference
I think the biggest hazard of stripping is not imminent dangers to your body or to your lifestyle; it’s the resume gap. From Wordnik.com. [A Conversation with Former Lusty Lady Employee and Author Elisabeth Eaves « PubliCola] Reference
I can’t speak for all MRA’s, but I count myself among their number, and I have no interest in stripping women’s rights. From Wordnik.com. [Responses to the commenters on the “Guilty Pleasures” post. « A Bird’s Nest] Reference
(Running a show every day is called "stripping" it.). From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Handel: Leno Strips Down] Reference
West took "stripping" with a devastating literalness. From Wordnik.com. [Funny as a Crutch] Reference
RAID 0 is stripping which is high speed but no protection. From Wordnik.com. [Review: Infrant ReadyNAS — Meandering Passage] Reference
We told you in January about Tehran's use of British banks to conduct "stripping" transactions. From Wordnik.com. [Morgenthau vs. Tehran] Reference
It involved a kind of stripping down of so much I thought I knew, so much I had been taught or simply absorbed. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Engelhardt: Living in the 51st State (of Denial)] Reference
The huge rise in overseas recruitment has been condemned by the RCN as "stripping" developing countries of vital staff. From Wordnik.com. [Crumbling Britannia?] Reference
They did so by removing or "stripping" wire-transfer information that identified that the transfer originated from a sanctioned source. From Wordnik.com. [Probe Circles Globe to Find Dirty Money] Reference
Mr. Morgenthau has been looking into the practice of "stripping," where the identities of bank clients are removed from wire-transfer data. From Wordnik.com. [China Firm Charged With Aiding Iran Nuclear Effort] Reference
The emotive "stripping" is, of course our beloved hacks indulging their dramatic side. From Wordnik.com. [Chelsea Blog] Reference
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