stripping

English

Verb

stripping

1. present participle and gerund of strip

Noun

stripping (plural strippings)

1. The act of one who strips.
   • 1879, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Sociology Volume II Part IV: Ceremonial Institutions

     The mutual bows and courtesies […] are remants of the original prostrations and strippings of the captive.

   • 1863, Elizabeth Gaskell, Sylvia's Lovers:

     Never were cows that required such stripping.

2. (chemistry, engineering) A physical separation process where one or more components are removed from a liquid stream by a vapor stream

Derived terms

• asset-stripping
• dividend stripping

Anagrams

• trippings