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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
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PRONUNCIATION:strpsûrch
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: strip-·searched, strip-·search·ing, strip-·search·es
To search (a person) for illegal articles, such as drugs or weapons, by first requiring the removal of all clothing.
 
 
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