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strip vs clean

clean vs strip

strip and clean both are nouns.

strip is not an adjective while clean is an adjective.

strip and clean both are verbs.

strip is not an adverb while clean is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
strip Yes No Yes No
clean Yes Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, strip and clean are synonyms defined as:
  • strip and clean: remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
As verbs, clean is a hyponym of strip; that is, clean is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than strip:
  • strip: take away possessions from someone
  • clean: deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
Other hyponyms of strip include disarm, unarm, expropriate, dispossess, clean out, unclothe, unsex, orphan, bereave.
strip (noun) clean (noun)
a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
an airfield without normal airport facilities
thin piece of wood or metal
a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
a relatively long narrow piece of something
strip (adjective) clean (adjective)
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
ritually clean or pure
free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
free from sepsis or infection
thorough and without qualification
without difficulties or problems
(of a surface) not written or printed on
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
(of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections
morally pure
(of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense
free from impurities
free of drugs
not carrying concealed weapons
free of restrictions or qualifications
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
strip (verb) clean (verb)
get undressed clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
draw the last milk (of cows) remove unwanted substances from
take off or remove remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
remove a constituent from a liquid remove shells or husks from
remove the thread (of screws) make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
lay bare clean and tidy up the house
remove substances from by a percolating liquid remove while making clean
remove (someone's or one's own) clothes remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
remove the surface from deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc.
strip the cured leaves from be cleanable
remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
steal goods; take as spoils
take away possessions from someone
strip (adverb) clean (adverb)
in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating
completely; used as intensifiers
Difference between strip and clean

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