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Results for: "strip"

Translating from English to Swahili

Translations:

strip — long, thin piece of land or material
→ ukanda
→ kipande chembamba
strip — to take off clothing
→ kuvua nguo
→ kumvua mavazi

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 6

  1. a relatively long narrow piece of something

    • “he felt a flat strip of muscle”

  2. artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

    Synonymsslip

  3. an airfield without normal airport facilities

    Synonymsairstripflight striplanding strip
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  1. a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book

    Synonymscomic stripcartoon stripfunnies

  2. thin piece of wood or metal

  3. a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music

    • “she did a strip right in front of everyone”
    Synonymsstripteasestrip show

VERB 13

  1. take away possessions from someone

    • “The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets”
    Synonymsdeprivedivest

  2. get undressed

    • “please don't undress in front of everybody!”
    • “She strips in front of strangers every night for a living”
    Synonymsundressdiscaseuncaseunclothestrip downdisrobepeel

  3. remove the surface from

    • “strip wood”
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  1. remove substances from by a percolating liquid

    • “leach the soil”
    Synonymsleach

  2. lay bare

    • “denude a forest”
    Synonymsdenudebaredenudate

  3. steal goods; take as spoils

    • “During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners”
    Synonymsplunderdespoillootreaverifleransackpillageforay

  4. remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely

    • “The boys cleaned the sandwich platters”
    • “The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm”
    Synonymsclean

  5. strip the cured leaves from

    • “strip tobacco”

  6. remove the thread (of screws)

  7. remove a constituent from a liquid

  8. take off or remove

    • “strip a wall of its wallpaper”
    Synonymsdismantle

  9. draw the last milk (of cows)

  10. remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

    • “The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim”
    • “She divested herself of her outdoor clothes”
    • “He disinvested himself of his garments”
    Synonymsundressdivestdisinvest