represent vs strip

represent

verb
  • To portray visually; to delineate 

  • To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation). 

  • To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.) 

  • To constitute, to make up, to be an example of. 

  • To participate as a team member 

  • To present again, for instance for medical attention. 

  • To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well. 

  • To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of 

  • To serve as a sign or symbol of 

  • To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of 

  • To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present. 

  • To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify. 

  • To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of 

  • To give an account of; to describe. 

strip

verb
  • To perform a striptease. 

  • To remove all cards of a particular suit from another player. (See also strip-squeeze.) 

  • To press out the ripe roe or milt from fishes, for artificial fecundation. 

  • To fire (a bullet or ball) from a rifle such that it fails to pick up a spin from the rifling. 

  • To empty (tubing) by applying pressure to the outside of (the tubing) and moving that pressure along (the tubing). 

  • To run a television series at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the weekly schedule. 

  • To pare off the surface of (land) in strips. 

  • To remove the insulation from a wire/cable. 

  • To pick the cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) and tie them into "hands". 

  • To remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action. 

  • To remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves). 

  • To remove color from hair, cloth, etc. to prepare it to receive new color. 

  • To remove (the thread or teeth) from a screw, nut, or gear, especially inadvertently by overtightening. 

  • To remove cargo from (a container). 

  • To remove fibre, flock, or lint from; said of the teeth of a card when it becomes partly clogged. 

  • To remove the overlying earth from (a deposit). 

  • To remove or take away, often in strips or stripes. 

  • To fail to pick up a spin from the grooves in a rifle barrel. 

  • To take off clothing. 

  • To fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a bolt, screw, or nut. 

  • To take away something from (someone or something); to plunder; to divest. 

  • To milk a cow, especially by stroking and compressing the teats to draw out the last of the milk. 

noun
  • The act of removing one's clothes; a striptease. 

  • The issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the spiral motion. 

  • Denotes a version of a game in which losing players must progressively remove their clothes. 

  • The playing area, roughly 14 meters by 2 meters. 

  • A strip steak. 

  • The uniform of a football team, or the same worn by supporters. 

  • A trough for washing ore. 

  • An investment strategy involving simultaneous trade with one call and two put options on the same security at the same strike price, similar to but more bearish than a straddle. 

  • A landing strip. 

  • A long, thin piece of any material; any such material collectively. 

  • A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area. 

  • A comic strip. 

  • A street with multiple shopping or entertainment possibilities. 

  • A television series aired at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the weekly schedule. 

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