stripped

American

[stript] / strɪpt /

adjective

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

trees stripped of their leaves by the storm; a stripped bed ready for clean sheets.
having had usable parts or items removed, as for reuse or resale.

the hulk of a stripped car.
having or containing the bare essentials, with no added features or accessories.

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

Other Word Forms

unstripped adjective

Etymology

Origin of stripped

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

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Example Sentences

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He is accused of having stripped assets and funds from a leading Lithuanian bank, Snoras, where he was a majority shareholder, between 2008 and 2011, when the lender was nationalised.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The lettering had been stripped from the building, leaving only a faint imprint of the school’s name on the facade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

A more unusual idea suggests a smaller black hole merged with a stripped helium star and consumed it from within.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Blindfolded, I felt Theatre Obscura was mostly playing off our fears rather than giving in to them, largely keying in on our anticipation that something may happen to us when stripped of sight.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Sighing, I stripped the blanket and sheet from the bed.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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