stripping
Taking it off
Stripping is removing an outer layer or covering.
You strip paint from furniture, insulation from wire, or bark from a tree.
A person strips by removing clothing—which gives the word its association with striptease performances: She works as a stripper.
In mechanical contexts, stripping means damaging threads so they no longer grip: He stripped the bolt by overtightening it.
Rubbing away material
- sandblastingCleaning surfaces with pressurized grit
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
- abrasionShallow surface wound
refinishing · restoration · varnish · lacquer · enamel · primer · wood · furniture
Taking apart systematically
- teardownDeliberate structure removal
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- disassemblySeparating into components
- extractionAct of removing
removal · components · parts · rebuilding · overhaul · inspection · engine · carburetor
Exaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- dancerOne who moves rhythmically
- performerOne who entertains audiences
- clubOrganization with membership
pole · routine · choreography · costume · stage · act · showgirl
Friction-smoothing a surface
- primingMaking ready beforehand
- degreasingRemoving oily substances
- abradingEroding by friction
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
scouring · buffing · smoothing · taping · masking · sealing · cleaning · conditioning
Deprival of property rights
- divestmentDisposal of assets
- expropriationGovernment taking private property
- confiscationSeizure by authority
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
forfeiture · impoverishment · denudation · spoliation · bereavement · loss · privation · destitution
skin
Body's outer layer
rind · veneer · peel · pare · shuck · flay · exfoliate · decorticate · slough · molt
scraping
Rubbing away material
- sandblastingCleaning surfaces with pressurized grit
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
- solventDissolving liquid or financially stable
abrasion · refinishing · restoration · varnish · lacquer · enamel · primer · wood · furniture · deck
dismantling
Taking apart systematically
- teardownDeliberate structure removal
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- disassemblySeparating into components
extraction · removal · components · parts · rebuilding · overhaul · inspection · engine · carburetor · firearm
burlesque
Exaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- dancerOne who moves rhythmically
- performerOne who entertains audiences
club · pole · routine · choreography · costume · stage · act · showgirl
sanding
Friction-smoothing a surface
- primingMaking ready beforehand
- degreasingRemoving oily substances
- abradingEroding by friction
etching · scouring · buffing · smoothing · taping · masking · sealing · cleaning · conditioning · treating
dispossession
Deprival of property rights
- divestmentDisposal of assets
- expropriationGovernment taking private property
- confiscationSeizure by authority
seizure · forfeiture · impoverishment · denudation · spoliation · bereavement · loss · privation · destitution · deprivation
- disassemblydismantling, teardown, detaching, unfastening, taking apart
- sex workpornography, massage parlors, red light districts, pimping, trafficking
- demolitiondemolish, raze, bulldoze, controlled demolition, wreck
- logisticsshipping, delivery, warehouses, warehousing, shipment
- behaviorshabit, aggressive, agitation, conduct, passive
- extractionmining, excavation, distillation, filtration, extraction
strippingcovering
Layer that shields or hides
coating · applying · layering · painting · varnishing
strippingadding
Joining to increase
accumulating · building up · restoring · replenishing · stocking
- stripping awayTaking something off completely
- stripping downRemoving clothing or components
- stripping offRemoving one's clothing
- stripping paint
- weather strippingMaterial sealing door gaps
- asset strippingSelling acquired company's valuables