strip down

1. To remove all or most of one's clothing. When I wrestled in high school, we always stripped down to our underwear—or nothing at all—when we did our weigh-ins. The man was arrested for stripping down in a public place.

2. To remove all or most of someone else's clothing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "strip" and "down." I had to strip Daniel down to his underwear in order to wash all that muck off him. The guards stripped down the inmates to check for any weapons or contraband.

3. To remove elements or features until something is in a more basic, minimal state. A noun or pronoun can be used between "strip" and "down." In response to the recession, the government has been stripping down most social welfare programs. As they company has largely just become a step in their tax-avoidance chain, they have stripped it down to a single administrative employee.

strip down

to remove one's clothing. The doctor told Joe to strip down for his examination. Joe stripped down for the examination.

strip down

1. To reduce something to essential or minimal features: The director decided to strip down the production in order to reduce costs. If you strip them down to their bare essentials, most religions really believe the same things.

2. To remove one's clothing: I stripped down and stepped into the shower.

3. strip down to To remove layers of one's clothing until only some clothing remains: The models stripped down to their underwear for the photo shoot.

4. To remove someone's clothing: The babysitter stripped down the kids and drew the bath water. Airport security guards are authorized to detain suspicious individuals and strip them down for searching.

5. strip down to To remove layers of someone's clothing until only some clothing remains: I stripped the children down to their swimsuits so they could play in the water.

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释义	strip down strip down 1. To remove all or most of one's clothing. When I wrestled in high school, we always stripped down to our underwear—or nothing at all—when we did our weigh-ins. The man was arrested for stripping down in a public place. 2. To remove all or most of someone else's clothing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "strip" and "down." I had to strip Daniel down to his underwear in order to wash all that muck off him. The guards stripped down the inmates to check for any weapons or contraband. 3. To remove elements or features until something is in a more basic, minimal state. A noun or pronoun can be used between "strip" and "down." In response to the recession, the government has been stripping down most social welfare programs. As they company has largely just become a step in their tax-avoidance chain, they have stripped it down to a single administrative employee. See also: down, strip Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. strip down to remove one's clothing. The doctor told Joe to strip down for his examination. Joe stripped down for the examination. See also: down, strip McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. strip down v. 1. To reduce something to essential or minimal features: The director decided to strip down the production in order to reduce costs. If you strip them down to their bare essentials, most religions really believe the same things. 2. To remove one's clothing: I stripped down and stepped into the shower. 3. strip down to To remove layers of one's clothing until only some clothing remains: The models stripped down to their underwear for the photo shoot. 4. To remove someone's clothing: The babysitter stripped down the kids and drew the bath water. Airport security guards are authorized to detain suspicious individuals and strip them down for searching. 5. strip down to To remove layers of someone's clothing until only some clothing remains: I stripped the children down to their swimsuits so they could play in the water. See also: down, strip The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: strip down to strip down to (something) strip for strip for (someone or something) strip to strip to (something) drop (one's) drawers drop drawers handle to (one's) name BVDs References in periodicals archive LARGE NOSE: Place a strip down the centre of your nose and blend carefully into the sides. CELIA LARKIN COLUMN: SHADES OF FACE SHAPES Adding sex to the blend, Purzi had five women strip down from sports clothes to lingerie in Suburban Mall Women. Ballet Long Island New York, Jan 27 (ANI): PETA's third annual State of the Union 'Undress' saw the spokeswoman strip down as she stated the animal rights groups' goals of 2010. PETA's racy version of 'State of the Union Undress' Dushku added: "I'll strip down to my underwear and my Ugg boots when I eat lunch in my trailer." (ANI) 'Naked' Padma Lakshmi reveals her naked truth in Allure
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