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# stripping

verb form (stripping — the -ing form of strip); noun (stripping — uncountable)

«stripping» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Taking off a covering or layer: stripping wallpaper, stripping paint, stripping a bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stripping/#m1)
2. Taking off clothes; undressing (for a doctor, a swim). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stripping/#m2)
3. Taking something away from someone officially: stripping a winner of a medal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stripping/#m3)
4. (adult) Taking off clothes slowly as a show for money; not a topic for school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stripping/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, «stripping the beds» means taking off the sheets to wash them; «stripping wallpaper» is part of decorating. In sport news, a cheating athlete may be stripped of their medal. In science, «strip» can mean to remove layers (wind stripping leaves from trees). Phrases: «strip the bed», «strip off», «stripped of a title», «strip away».

### Examples

- Mum is stripping the beds to wash the sheets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stripping/#x1)
- We spent Saturday stripping old wallpaper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stripping/#x2)
- The wind was stripping leaves from the trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stripping/#x3)
- The runner was stripped of his medal for cheating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stripping/#x4)
- The boys were stripping off to jump in the lake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stripping/#x5)
- Stripping old paint needs gloves and fresh air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stripping/#x6)

### Note

From «strip» (verb): strip, strips, stripped, stripping — double p. Noun «strip» is also a long thin piece (a strip of paper) and a football kit (UK: «the team's new strip»). Trap: «striping» (with one p) means adding stripes. Safety: paint strippers are chemicals — adults only.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stripping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stripping/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stripping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stripping.html) on Mova free.