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strip2

Syllabification: (strip)
Pronunciation: /strip/
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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.
  • chiefly North American a main road in or leading out of a town, lined with shops, restaurants, and other facilities.
  • steel or other metal in the form of narrow flat bars.
  • 2a comic strip.

Origin:

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

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