strip

/strɪp/ noun [C]

Definition

PIECE › a long, narrow piece of something: a strip of paper/plastic

AREA › a long, narrow area of land or water

REMOVING CLOTHES › entertainment in which someone takes off their clothes in a sexually exciting way: a strip club/show → See also comic strip

(Definition of strip noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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