strip vs reef

strip and reef both are nouns.

strip and reef both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
strip	Yes	No	Yes	No
reef	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, reef is a hyponym of strip; that is, reef is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than strip:

strip: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
reef: one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind

Other hyponyms of strip include band, band, ring, band, cramp, cramp iron, lead, leading, mullion, ribbon, typewriter ribbon, screed, stay, tab, tape, weather strip, weather stripping, weatherstrip, weatherstripping, endband.

strip (noun)	reef (noun)
a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music	one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind
artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material	a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
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 (verb)	reef (verb)
get undressed	roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area
draw the last milk (of cows)	reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef
take off or remove	lower and bring partially inboard
remove a constituent from a liquid
remove the thread (of screws)
lay bare
remove substances from by a percolating liquid
remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
remove the surface from
strip the cured leaves from
remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
steal goods; take as spoils
take away possessions from someone

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