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Stripped Common

Stripped has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of strip

"The old man stripped off his wet clothes before stepping into the warm shower."

In plain English: To strip something means to take all of its parts, coverings, or decorations off until only the bare thing remains.

"The thieves stripped the house bare while we were on vacation."

Adjective
1

having only essential or minimal features

"a stripped new car"

"a stripped-down budget"

2

having everything extraneous removed including contents

"the bare walls"

"the cupboard was bare"

3

with clothing stripped off

"The boxer was knocked down and left lying on the mat, completely stripped of his shirt and shorts by the referee's frantic attempt to stop the fight."

4

Made of strips.

"The old wooden floor was stripped and replaced with new planks made of thin wood strips."

Example Sentences
"The thieves stripped the house bare while we were on vacation." verb
"He stripped off his wet coat before entering the warm house." verb
"The thief stripped the copper wiring from every door in the old building." verb
"She had to strip the floorboards down to the joists for repairs." verb
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Rhyming Words
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