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Meanings of strip in English

Portuguese
pista
Catalan
pista d'aterratge
Spanish
franja

An airfield without normal airport facilities.

pista
Portuguese
tiras diárias
Catalan
historieta il·lustrada

A sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book.

tiras diárias
Portuguese
strip-tease
Catalan
espectacle de striptease

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

strip-tease
Portuguese
desnudar
Catalan
desvestir
Spanish
desnudar

Get undressed.

desnudar
Usage of strip in English
1
They were far superior to the tiny strip farms of earlier years.
The God That Failed
2
The young one had reached the far side of the grassy strip.
Death angel
3
When you strip away the detail, the choice before us is clear.
Reuters
4
Central America, a strip of land between two oceans, is particularly vulnerable.
Reuters
5
A year ago, luxury retailers turned it into a buzzing commercial strip.
Reuters
6
Public lands and forests extend in an irregular strip around most pueblos.
The Bontoc Igorot
7
How could a letter take so long across a strip of common?
The End of the Affair
8
Within quite a small time they will strip it to the bones.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
9
Both could strip asylum seekers of crucial benefits, migrant rights groups say.
The South African
10
On one approach to a landing strip, we encountered small arms fire.
The South African
11
I strip as quickly as this injured arm will allow me to.
Destroy Me
12
If you run out of bacon just repeat with new strip bacon.
The South African
13
Oh, and the gravel strip under the windows is a good idea.
The lake
14
In less than a minute I strip and dive into the water.
Origin
15
I knew these stories would make great material for a comic strip.
The Irish Times
16
Tauranga's City Council has banned freedom camping on a prominent beachside strip.
Radio NZ