what does strip-search mean?

STRIP-SEARCH as VERB

Meaning
- search (someone) for weapons or drugs by having the person remove their clothes
Usage Example(s)
- He was strip-searched at the airport
Hypernyms(s) strip-search is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- search (what does search mean?)

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what does strip search mean?

STRIP SEARCH as NOUN

Meaning
- searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes
Hypernyms(s) strip search is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- frisk (what does frisk mean?)
- frisking (what does frisking mean?)

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