strip down

strip down (third-person singular simple present strips down, present participle stripping down, simple past and past participle stripped down)

1. (intransitive) To remove all of one's clothing.

   As soon as he got home, Ryan stripped down to his t-shirt and shorts.

2. (transitive) To remove inessentials from.

   The project had to be stripped down to the core elements in order to hit the budget.

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