strip-search

/ˌstrɪp ˈsʌrtʃ/
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Other forms: strip-searched; strip-searching

Definitions of strip-search
  1. verb
    search (someone) for weapons or drugs by having the person remove their clothes
    “He was strip-searched at the airport”
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    type of:
    search
    subject to a search
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