unstrip

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verb

To strip off.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

verbunstrip (third-person singular simple present unstrips, present participle unstripping, simple past and past participle unstripped)

present singular third person unstrips · participle present unstripping · participle past unstripped · past unstripped

  1. archaictransitiveTo strip off.

    Unstripping the wrapper, unrolling the paper within, opening out the glazed sheets, she could feel her fingers positively shake with excitement.

    1924, Gilbert Frankau, Life and Erica, page 72

Origin

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APA

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MLA

“unstrip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unstrip. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unstrip,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unstrip.

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