7 English Phrasal Verbs With 'STRIP'

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7 phrasal verbs with 'STRIP'

Strip away

1. Reduce or remove
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: If you STRIP AWAY the rhetoric, their claims have no merit.

Strip down

1. Remove parts to make something more efficient or basic
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: They STRIPPED the car DOWN to make it lighter for the race.

Strip down to

1. Remove clothing to a certain level
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: I had to STRIP DOWN TO my underwear for the medical examination.

Strip of

1. Remove a title, award or position
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: He was STRIPPED OF his honours after the scandal.

Strip off

1. Remove clothes
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: We STRIPPED OFF and swam naked in the river.

Strip out

1. Remove
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: They STRIPPED OUT the previous bosses policies.
2. Remove
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: They STRIPPED OUT the previous bosses policies.
3. Remove details like unnecessary figures to make something clear
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: If we STRIP OUT the overoptimistic projections, we get a clearer picture of the sales.

Strip to

1. Remove clothing to a certain level
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: I had to STRIP TO the waist for the medical.
2. Remove clothing to a certain level
   (Inseparable | International English)
   
   » Example: I had to STRIP TO the waist for the medical.

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