stripped

American  

[stript] / strɪpt /

adjective

1. having had a covering, clothing, equipment, or furnishings removed.

   trees stripped of their leaves by the storm; a stripped bed ready for clean sheets.

2. having had usable parts or items removed, as for reuse or resale.

   the hulk of a stripped car.

3. having or containing the bare essentials, with no added features or accessories.

   a stripped new car, with no radio or air conditioning.

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Other Word Forms

• unstripped adjective

Etymology

Origin of stripped

First recorded in 1925–30; strip ¹ + -ed ²

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• stripped vs. striped

Example Sentences

When gymnast Jordan Chiles was stripped of her bronze medal by the International Olympic Committee, Flav gifted her a bronze, oversized clock necklace as a replacement.

From Los Angeles Times

Critics said the move stripped the office of much of its authority, particularly to enforce responsible AI standards, in favor of expediency.

From The Wall Street Journal

They creaked through rolling hills dotted with apple orchards stripped bare, past fields of brown earth awaiting the planting of oats and wheat.

From Literature

Sentenced to 30 years for military rebellion, he was expelled from the Civil Guard and stripped of his rank.

From Barron's

Chen was stripped of his Cambodian nationality after it emerged he used a fake document to obtain it, the prime minister said.

From Barron's

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