Strips: meaning, definitions and examples

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strips

 

[ strษชps ]

Noun / Verb
Context #1 | Noun

clothing

Long, narrow pieces of fabric that are worn to cover certain parts of the body as a form of clothing.

Synonyms

bands, pieces, ribbons

Examples of usage

  • Her dress had colorful strips of fabric sewn onto it.
  • He wore strips of cloth around his head to keep the sweat out of his eyes.
Context #2 | Verb

remove

To remove or take off clothing or covering from something or someone.

Synonyms

peel off, remove, take off

Examples of usage

  • She carefully stripped the old wallpaper from the walls.
  • The workers stripped the old paint off the door before repainting it.

Translations

Translations of the word "strips" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น tiras

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคชเคŸเฅเคŸเคฟเคฏเคพเค

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Streifen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ strip

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ัะผัƒะณะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ paski

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚นใƒˆใƒชใƒƒใƒ—

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท bandes

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ tiras

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ลŸeritler

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ŠคํŠธ๋ฆฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุดุฑุงุฆุท

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ pruhy

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ pรกsy

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆก

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ trakovi

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ rรฆmur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะถะพะปะฐา›ั‚ะฐั€

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ–แƒแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ zolaqlar

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ tiras

Etymology

The word 'strips' originated from the Middle English word 'strypen', which in turn came from the Old English word 'stryฬ„pan', meaning 'to plunder'. Over time, the meaning evolved to include the sense of removing or taking off, as well as referring to narrow pieces of fabric used as clothing.

See also: outstrip, outstripping, strip, striped, stripped, stripper, stripping, stripy.

Word Frequency Rank

At #6,068 in frequency, this word belongs to advanced vocabulary. It's less common than core vocabulary but important for sophisticated expression.