strip-search vs search

search vs strip-search

strip-search is not a noun while search is a noun.

strip-search and search both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
strip-search	No	No	Yes	No
search	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, search is a hypernym of strip-search; that is, search is a word with a broader meaning than strip-search:

strip-search: search (someone) for weapons or drugs by having the person remove their clothes
search: subject to a search

strip-search (noun)	search (noun)
	the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
	boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
	an investigation seeking answers
	the examination of alternative hypotheses
	an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property

strip-search (verb)	search (verb)
search (someone) for weapons or drugs by having the person remove their clothes	inquire into
	try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
	subject to a search
	search or seek

Difference between strip-search and search

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