Phrase guide

strip down

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To remove all of one's clothing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • As soon as he got home from exercising, Ryan stripped down and took a shower.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To remove inessentials from.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The project had to be stripped down to the core elements in order to hit the budget.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To remove a part of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

get undressed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • please don't undress in front of everybody!
  • She strips in front of strangers every night for a living

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, disrobe, peel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: take off

Narrower terms: take off

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: rozbierać się — to remove all of one's clothing
  • Polish: rozebrać się — to remove all of one's clothing
  • Russian: раздева́ться (razdevátʹsja) — to remove all of one's clothing
  • Russian: разде́ться (razdétʹsja) — to remove all of one's clothing
  • Spanish: desnudar — to remove all of one's clothing
  • Turkish: soyunmak — to remove all of one's clothing
  • French: dépouiller — to remove inessentials from
  • Polish: rozbierać — to remove inessentials from
  • Polish: rozebrać — to remove inessentials from
  • Russian: разбира́ть (razbirátʹ) — to remove inessentials from
  • Russian: разобра́ть (razobrátʹ) — to remove inessentials from
  • Spanish: desmontar, quitar — to remove inessentials from
  • Turkish: indirgemek — to remove inessentials from