strap vs undress

strap

noun
  • A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like. 

  • Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use. 

  • A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine. 

  • A strip of thick leather used in flogging. 

  • A championship belt, or by extension, the title. 

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

  • The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy. 

  • Synonym of strapline 

  • A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol. 

  • A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop. 

  • The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses. 

  • A strap worn on the shoulder. 

  • A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything. 

verb
  • To beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash. 

  • To fasten or bind with a strap. 

  • To sharpen by rubbing on a strap; to strop. 

undress

noun
  • Informal clothing for men, as opposed to formal or ceremonial wear. 

  • Partial or informal dress for women, as worn in the home rather than in public. 

  • Now more specifically, a state of having few or no clothes on. 

verb
  • To remove the clothing of (someone). 

  • To remove one's clothing. 

  • To remove one’s clothing. 

  • To strip of something. 

  • To take the dressing, or covering, from. 

How often have the words strap and undress occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )