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Collocations for strip - noun

ADJ.

narrow, thin, tiny | thick, wide
Cut the meat into thick strips.
coastal | landing
This aircraft requires a good-sized landing strip.

PREP.

in ~s
The wallpaper can then be torn off in strips.
~ of
a narrow strip of leather

PHRASES

cut/tear sth into strips

Collocations for strip - verb

1. take off your/sb''s clothes

PREP.

down to
Office workers stripped down to their shirtsleeves in the heatwave.
off
He stripped off his shirt. | We stripped off and went for a swim.

PHRASES

strip (sb) naked
She was stripped naked and left in a cell.
strip to the waist
He stripped to the waist and began to dig.

2. take sth away

ADV.

completely | away, off, out
Strip out any damaged wiring.

PREP.

from
The bark is stripped from the trees by hand.
of
The president had been completely stripped of power.
off
We stripped the paint off the walls.

PHRASES

strip sth bare
The room had been stripped bare by the thieves.

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