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- [strip]
- /strɪp/
- /ˈstrɪp.ɪŋ/
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- [strip]
- /strɪp/
Definitions of stripping word
- verb with object stripping to cut, tear, or form into strips. 1
- verb with object stripping Printing. to combine (a piece of film) with another, especially for making a combination plate of lines and halftones. 1
- verb with object stripping to broadcast (a television series) in multiple related segments, as daily from Monday through Friday. 1
- verb without object stripping to strip something. 1
- verb without object stripping to remove one's clothes. 1
- verb without object stripping to perform a striptease. 1
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Origin of stripping
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (v.) Middle English strippe, Old English *stryppan (compare Middle High German strupfen to strip off); replacing Middle English stripen, strepen, strupen (compare Old English bestrȳpan to rob, plunder)
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Parts of speech for Stripping
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stripping popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stripping usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with stripping
- how much money can you make stripping?
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