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strip (down) to sth
to remove everything except for a particular piece of clothing or above a particular part of the body
• I had to strip down to my underwear for my medical examination.
• He was stripped to the waist., strip sth away
[ M ]
to gradually reduce something important or something that has existed for a long time
• Stripping away all the waffle, he said that no Conservative government would let Britain be drawn into a European superstate.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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noun ADJ. narrow, thin, tiny | thick, wide Cut the meat into thick strips. | coastal | landing This aircraft requires a good-sized landing strip. PREP. in ~s The wallpaper can then be torn off in strips. | ~ of a narrow strip of leather PHRASES cut/tear sth into strips, verb take off your/sb's clothes PREP. down to Office workers stripped down to their shirtsleeves in the heatwave. | off He stripped off his shirt. We stripped off and went for a swim. PHRASES strip (sb) naked She was stripped naked and left in a cell. | strip to the waist He stripped to the waist and began to dig. take sth away ADV. completely | away, off, out Strip out any damaged wiring. PREP. from The bark is stripped from the trees by hand. | of The president had been completely stripped of power. | off We stripped the paint off the walls. PHRASES strip sth bare The room had been stripped bare by the thieves.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary