bestrip

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To strip away, remove; strip, undress; deprive.

Word forms

bestrip bestrips bestripping bestripped

Etymology

From Middle English bestrepen, from Old English bestrȳpan (“to strip, rob, plunder”), equivalent to be- (“off, away”) + strip.

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