(a) To strip (sb.) of clothes, undress; strip (sb.) of (his clothes); refl. undress oneself; remove (one's clothing); ~ naked, strip (sb., oneself) to the skin; also fig.; ppl. spoiled, stripped of clothing; of a leopard: rid of (its spots); (b) ~ of, to strip (sb., a corpse) of (clothing); strip (a lamb) of (its fleece or skin); cause (the head) to lose (hair); spoiled of, of a leopard: rid of or lacking (its spots); (c) to strip (a dead warrior) of arms or armor, despoil; also, perform an act of despoilation [quot. c1450]; ~ of (oute); ~ (oute) of, strip (sb.) of (arms or armor).

(a) To pillage, loot; plunder (a country, ship, etc.), loot; ppl. spoiled as adj., of a building: pillaged; (b) to rob (sb.), dispossess; plunder (a people); impoverish (sb.) with excessive taxation, exaction, etc.; fig. rob (the soul); ~ the egipciens, ?make use of secular learning [quot. c1425]; (c) ~ of, to rob (sb.) of (sth.); dispossess (sb.) of (his country, holdings, etc.); also fig. [quots. a1425]; rob (a ship) of (treasure and riches); rifle (a place) of (sth.); divest (trees, plants) of (beauty); strip (earth, a field) of (grain); rid (water) of (saltiness); (d) of Christ: to harrow (hell); rob (hell of its captives); ?rob (the world) of souls; also, ?destroy or defeat (Satan) [quot. a1450(a1425)].

To seize (sth.) as booty; ~ from (of, oute of), take (sth., money) forcefully or unlawfully from (sb.); carry off (sth.) from (a place).

(a) To deprive (sb.) of (his glory); ~ of; (b) ~ from (of), to free (the soul, one's emotion, oneself, etc.) from (earthly goods, love of vices, etc.); spoiled of, of the heart: divested of love of (sb.); (c) of truth: to perish.

To cut up or carve (a fowl).