Meaning Of The Word Strip-search

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strip search in American English
noun: an act or instance of strip-searching

strip-search
If a person is strip-searched, someone such as a police officer makes them take off all their clothes and searches them, usually to see if they are carrying drugs or weapons. Compare body-search.

strip-search in American English
such a search
to search (a person) by requiring removal of the clothes
transitive verb: to search (a suspect who has been required to remove all clothing) esp. for concealed weapons, contraband, or evidence of drug abuse

strip-search in British English
noun: a search that involves stripping a person naked
verb: (of police, customs officials, etc) to strip (a prisoner or suspect) naked to search him or her for contraband, narcotics, etc

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