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strip-search

Syllabification: (strip-search)
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Definition of strip-search

verb

[with object]
  • search (someone) for concealed items, typically drugs or weapons, in a way that involves the removal of all their clothes.

noun

(strip search)
  • an act of strip-searching.

strip-search in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of strip-search in the British & World English dictionary