strip from

Frequency: 6.910.1 per million words

to remove a layer from a surface

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Examples (10)

  • The bark is stripped from the trees by hand.
  • He stripped the old wallpaper from the bedroom walls.
  • You need to strip the old paint from the door before repainting.
  • The machine strips the outer casing from the electrical wires.
  • Dead leaves were stripped from the branches by the strong wind.
  • The jeweler carefully stripped the gold plating from the silver ring.
  • Varnish should be stripped from the furniture using a chemical solvent.
  • It took hours to strip the rust from the old metal pipes.
  • The workers stripped the lead roofing from the derelict building.
  • She used a special tool to strip the insulation from the cable.