strip
Remove outer layer
The noun strip is related to stripe and has some overlap in meaning.
A strip is something whose greatest dimension is length (landing strip, comic strip, strip mall).
A major street is sometimes called a strip.
The verb strip is not related to the noun.
To strip something (paint, bark, wallpaper, for example) is to remove it.
If you strip a person, you remove their clothes.
If a person strips, they do the removing themselves.
Make known publicly
- uncoverReveal what's hidden
- unmaskReveal true identity
- unearthExcavate or reveal hidden
- discloseReveal hidden information
divulge · show · display · exhibit · unveil · discovery · detection · manifest
Thin split-off piece
- ribbonSlender ornamental strip
- bandGroup playing music together
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- streakUnbroken series
strand · slit · shred · cutting · slip · piece · segment · section
Paved path for planes
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- landingDescent's final moment
- airfieldAviation facility with runways
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
taxiway · aircraft · plane · takeoff · touchdown · asphalt · concrete · bush
Wearing no garments
- exposedOut in open
- uncoveredMade visible or known
- undressedLacking garments or treatment
- disrobedRemoved one's attire
unclad · nude · stark · vulnerable · unadorned · plain · spartan · unembellished
Organization with membership
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- adultMature person, legally responsible
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
- VegasNevada casino hub
boulevard · neon · casino · dance · exotic · gentlemen · red-light · burlesque
Distinct flat section
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- syndicatedLicensed for wide distribution
- newspaperPrinted periodical of current events
- dailyPer diem, repeated
Sunday · sequential · balloon · caption · ink · drawn · Peanuts · Garfield
peel
Outer fruit layer
detach · dislodge · clear · shuck · husk · flay · skin · bark · denude · shell
expose
Make known publicly
disclose · divulge · show · display · exhibit · unveil · discovery · detection · manifest · bare
sliver
Thin split-off piece
streak · strand · slit · shred · cutting · slip · piece · segment · section · swath
runway
Paved path for planes
aviation · taxiway · aircraft · plane · takeoff · touchdown · asphalt · concrete · bush · makeshift
naked
Wearing no garments
disrobed · unclad · nude · stark · vulnerable · unadorned · plain · spartan · unembellished · minimalist
club
Organization with membership
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- adultMature person, legally responsible
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
Vegas · boulevard · neon · casino · dance · exotic · gentlemen · red-light · burlesque · venue
panel
Distinct flat section
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- syndicatedLicensed for wide distribution
- newspaperPrinted periodical of current events
daily · Sunday · sequential · balloon · caption · ink · drawn · Peanuts · Garfield · Dilbert
blaze
Intense burning fire
stocking · coronet · pastern · fetlock · face · leg · white · horse · equine
lane
Designated travel strip
pathway · zone · stretch · course · expanse · shoulder · divider · centerline · roadway · pavement
- S wordssay, see, set, sit, son
- comicscomic books, comic book, comic art, comic panel, panel
- comic stripsPeanuts, Garfield, Calvin and Hobbes, Blondie, Doonesbury
- divisionssection, sections, segment, segments, subdivision
- landing sitesairfield, airport, airstrip, helipad, heliport
- piecespiece, bit, chunk, fragment, part
- comic stripSerialized newspaper cartoon panels
- chicken stripsBreaded fried poultry pieces
- strip mallRow of adjacent storefronts
- strip awayRemove covering gradually
- stripped awayRemoved layer by layer
- power stripMulti-socket electrical device
stripe, stripes, stripped, strips, strip cropping, stripper, stripy, stripping, strippers