plural of clip strip

(transitive) To remove anything by stripping, e.g. items of clothing or paint from the side of a ship.

A circuit breaker or thermostat consisting of two metals fused together.

Alternative spelling of strip mine

To mine by creating a strip mine, usually for coal or tar sands.

A body search where the person's clothes are removed.

To remove the clothes of (a person) and perform a body search on them.

(US, Canada) A shopping center consisting of a row of stores with separate entrances from the outdoors, typically along a road and/or with a parking lot in front.

present participle of strip-mine

(Australia, regional) An area of grass beside a roadway, possibly with a few trees or shrubs, lying between the roadway proper and the footpath, if there is one; a tree lawn.