strip

• اسم يدل على قطعة طويلة ضيقة من مادة أو أرض أو منطقة، وكذلك فعل خلع الملابس أو إزالة الغطاء.

A noun referring to a long, narrow piece of material, land, or area, or an act of removing clothing or covering.

1. Long narrow pieceA2formal

   A long, narrow piece of material, cloth, paper, or land.

   شريط

   • He tore a strip of paper from the notebook.
   • The garden is a narrow strip of land behind the house.
   • She cut the fabric into thin strips for the craft project.

   المرادفاتbandribbonshredslipsliverstripe

2. Comic stripB1informal

   A sequence of drawings in boxes that tell a story, often humorous.

   شريط مصور

   • I read the comic strip in the newspaper every morning.
   • The artist created a popular strip about a talking dog.
   • Her daily strip is published online and in print.

   المرادفاتcartooncomiccomic strip

3. AirstripB1formal

   A long, narrow area of land used for aircraft to take off and land.

   مهبط الطائرات

   • The plane landed on a small dirt strip in the jungle.
   • The island has only a short airstrip for light aircraft.
   • They built a new landing strip near the village.

   المرادفاتairstriplanding striprunway

• فعل يُستخدم للدلالة على إزالة الغطاء أو الملابس أو الطبقات عن شيء أو شخص، أو تجريده من الممتلكات أو المكانة.

A verb used to indicate the act of removing covering, clothing, or layers from something or someone, or to deprive of possessions or status.

1. Remove clothingB1formal

   To take off all or most of one's clothes.

   خلع الملابس

   • He stripped off his wet shirt.
   • The doctor asked him to strip to the waist.
   • She stripped down to her swimsuit.

   المرادفاتbaredisrobeunclotheuncoverundress

   الأضدادclothedress

2. Remove covering or layerB1formal

   To take off a covering, layer, or outer part from something.

   إزالة الغطاء أو الطبقة

   • They stripped the old wallpaper from the walls.
   • The workers stripped the paint off the door.
   • The storm stripped the leaves from the trees.

   المرادفاتbaredenudedivestflayhuskparepeelremoveshellskin

   الأضدادclothecoatcoverdresslayersheathewrap

3. Deprive or take awayB2formal

   To take away something important or valuable from someone or something.

   يُجرِّد من

   • The court stripped him of his title.
   • The scandal stripped the company of its reputation.
   • The new law strips citizens of certain rights.

   المرادفاتbereavedeprivedispossessdivestrob

   الأضدادbestowconferendowequipfurnishgrantinvestprovidesupply

4. Dismantle or emptyB2informal

   To remove all the parts or contents from something, often to reuse or discard them.

   تفكيك أو إخلاء

   • They stripped the old car for spare parts.
   • The thieves stripped the house of all valuables.
   • We need to strip the engine before rebuilding it.

   المرادفاتbarecleardenudedisassembledismantleemptygut

   الأضدادequipfillfurnishstock

الصيغ المركّبةstrip down