Definitions for stripping

(the removal of covering)

(take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets")

(get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living")

(remove the surface from; "strip wood")

(remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil")

(lay bare; "denude a forest")

(steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners")

(remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely; "The boys cleaned the sandwich platters"; "The trees were cleaned of apples by the storm")

(strip the cured leaves from; "strip tobacco")

(remove the thread (of screws))

(remove a constituent from a liquid)

(take off or remove; "strip a wall of its wallpaper")

(draw the last milk (of cows))

(remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments")