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7 English Phrasal Verbs With 'STRIP'

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We have definitions for 7 phrasal verbs with 'STRIP'

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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