strip search

/strɪp sərtʃ/
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Other forms: strip searches

Definitions of strip search
  1. noun
    searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes
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    type of:
    frisk, frisking
    the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
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