Thesaurus: stripping

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Strip
2. n. The act of one who strips.
3. n. The last milk drawn from a cow at a milking.
4. n. the removal of covering
5. 1. The act of one who strips. The mutual bows and courtesies . . . are remants of the original prostrations and strippings of the captive. H. Spencer. Never were cows that required such stripping. Mrs. Gaskell. 2. pl. The last milk drawn from a cow at a milking.
6. j:69/n:31 n the removal of covering v take away possessions from someone v get undressed v remove the surface from v remove substances from by a percolating liquid v lay bare v steal goods; take as spoils v remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely v strip the cured leaves from v remove the thread (of screws) v remove a constituent from a liquid v take off or remove v draw the last milk (of cows) v remove (someone's or one's own) clothes