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Verb: strip-search  'strip,surch
  1. Search (someone) for weapons or drugs by having the person remove their clothes
    "He was strip-searched at the airport"
Noun: strip search
  1. Searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes
    "The suspect underwent a strip search at the border crossing"

Derived forms: strip-searched, strip-searches, strip-searching

Type of: frisk, frisking, search

Encyclopedia: Strip-search

Strip search