strip off
B1 neutral separable both
In simple words
To pull off a covering or your clothes quickly and completely.
Literal meaning: To strip (remove) something off a surface — mostly transparent.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To remove a covering, layer, or coating from a surface.
"You need to strip off all the old paint before applying a fresh coat."
Grammar: separable
2 B1 informal
To remove clothing quickly or completely.
"The swimmers stripped off and jumped into the lake."
Usage notes
Used for paint, wallpaper, bark, and clothing. When used for clothing, it implies removing items quickly and completely. In British informal use it can simply mean to undress. The sense of removing a material layer is very common in DIY and construction contexts.
Commonly used with
paint wallpaper bark wrapper label clothes layer
Forms
Base
strip off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
strips off
he/she/it
Past simple
striped off
yesterday
Past participle
striped off
have + pp
-ing form
striping off
continuous
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