strip search

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strip search

noun strip searches

A search for items hidden on a person, performed by removing the person's clothes.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see strip, search. I've been using the online strip searches to find old comics I remember from childhood.

verb strip searches · strip searching · strip searched

To search for items hidden on a person, by removing clothes.

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noun search performed by removing clothes

中文	脫衣搜身 /脱衣搜身 tuōyī sōushēn, 脱衣搜身 tuōyī sōushēn

verb search by removing clothes

中文	脫衣搜身 /脱衣搜身 tuōyī sōushēn, 脱衣搜身 tuōyī sōushēn

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@misc{strip_search_2026,
  title = {strip search},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strip%20search},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}