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strip2

Pronunciation: /strɪp/

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Definition of strip

noun

  • 1a long, narrow piece of cloth, paper, plastic, or some other material:a strip of linen
  • a long, narrow area of land: the offensive gained a strip of territory a mile wide
  • chiefly North American a main road in or leading out of a town that is lined with shops, restaurants, and other facilities: we went to a discount centre in a strip near where we work
  • [mass noun] steel or other metal in the form of narrow flat bars: the company had purchased 67,423 kg of steel strip
  • 2a comic strip: [as modifier]:a strip cartoon
  • 3British a programme broadcast regularly at the same time:he hosts a weekly two-hour advice strip

Origin:

late Middle English: from or related to Middle Low German strippe 'strap, thong', probably also to stripe

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Definition of strip in the US English dictionary