Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [strip surch]
- /strɪp sɜrtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [strip surch]
- /strɪp sɜrtʃ/
Definitions of strip-search word
- verb with object strip-search to search (a suspect who has been required to remove all clothing) especially for concealed weapons, contraband, or evidence of drug abuse. 1
- noun strip-search an act or instance of strip-searching. 1
- verb strip-search If a person is strip-searched, someone such as a police officer makes them take off all their clothes and searches them, usually to see if they are carrying drugs or weapons. Compare body search. 0
- verb strip-search Strip search is also a noun. 0
- verb strip-search (of police, customs officials, etc) to strip (a prisoner or suspect) naked to search him or her for contraband, narcotics, etc 0
- noun strip-search a search that involves stripping a person naked 0
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Parts of speech for Strip-search
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
strip-search popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
- Words starting with st
- Words starting with str
- Words starting with stri
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- Words starting with stripsea
- Words starting with stripsear
- Words starting with stripsearc
- Words starting with stripsearch
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