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strip-search — strip searches, strip searching, strip searched also strip search VERB: usu passive 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 … English dictionary
strip search — strip′ search n. cvb an act or instance of strip searching … From formal English to slang
Strip search prank call scam — The McDonald s strip search scam was a series of incidents occurring for roughly a decade before an arrest was made in 2004. These incidents involved a man calling a restaurant or grocery store, claiming to be a police detective, and convincing… … Wikipedia
strip-search — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms strip search : present tense I/you/we/they strip search he/she/it strip searches present participle strip searching past tense strip searched past participle strip searched to check whether someone is hiding… … English dictionary
strip-search — verb search (someone) for weapons or drugs by having the person remove their clothes He was strip searched at the airport • Hypernyms: ↑search • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody They want to strip search the prisoners * * * ˈstrip searc … Useful english dictionary
strip search — an act or instance of strip searching. Also called skin search. * * * … Universalium
strip-search — verb search (someone) for concealed drugs, weapons, or other items, by stripping off their clothes. noun an act of strip searching … English new terms dictionary
Strip search (disambiguation) — Strip search can refer to:* Strip search , the technique of searching for concealed weaponry or contraband by clothing removal.It can also refer to: * Strip Search (film) , a 2004 drama film based on the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. * Strip… … Wikipedia
Strip search — A strip search is the stripping (removal of clothing, search of person and/or personal effects) of a person to check for weapons or other contraband.Legality of strip searchesIn North America, civil lawsuits, as well as criminal code changes… … Wikipedia
strip search — noun searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes • Hypernyms: ↑frisk, ↑frisking * * * ˈstrip search noun an act of searching a person for illegal drugs, weapons, etc, for example at an airport or… … Useful english dictionary
Luann (comic strip) — Infobox comic strip title = Luann caption = Characters from left to right Tiffany Farrell, Aaron Hill, Gunther Berger, Delta James, Bernice Halper, Luann DeGroot, Nancy DeGroot, Frank DeGroot, Brad DeGroot, Knute, Crystal and Puddles author =… … Wikipedia
