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strip-search

verb
verb
BrE BrE//ˈstrɪp sɜːtʃ//
; NAmE NAmE//ˈstrɪp sɜːrtʃ//
strip-search somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they strip-search
BrE BrE//ˈstrɪp sɜːtʃ//
; NAmE NAmE//ˈstrɪp sɜːrtʃ//
 he / she / it strip-searches
BrE BrE//ˈstrɪp sɜːtʃɪz//
; NAmE NAmE//ˈstrɪp sɜːrtʃɪz//
 past simple strip-searched
BrE BrE//ˈstrɪp sɜːtʃt//
; NAmE NAmE//ˈstrɪp sɜːrtʃt//
 past participle strip-searched
BrE BrE//ˈstrɪp sɜːtʃt//
; NAmE NAmE//ˈstrɪp sɜːrtʃt//
 -ing form strip-searching
BrE BrE//ˈstrɪp sɜːtʃɪŋ//
; NAmE NAmE//ˈstrɪp sɜːrtʃɪŋ//
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to search a person for illegal drugs, weapons, etc, for example at an airport or in a prison, after they have been made to take off all their clothes
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