Topic: CLOTHES
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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from Middle Low German strippe 'strap' |
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strip2 W3 [countable]
1 a long narrow piece of paper, cloth etc : 
a strip of paper
a strip of paper2 a long narrow area of land : A strip of sand between the cliffs and the sea.
A strip of sand between the cliffs and the sea.3 to take your clothes off, especially in a sexually exciting way as a form of entertainment
do a strip
4 American EnglishTTR a road with a lot of shops, restaurants etc along it : the Las Vegas strip
the Las Vegas strip5 [usually singular] British EnglishDSDCC the clothes worn by a sports team : Liverpool's famous red strip
Liverpool's famous red strip6TCN a strip cartoon
➔ comic strip, landing strip
