field strip en · VERB
Meanings
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(transitive) To dismantle (a weapon) for cleaning, oiling or repair; to disassemble (a firearm) to the maximum extent possible without tools.
He'd learned how to work a repeater - even how to fieldstrip and clean it.
1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.:
- (transitive) To take apart (a cigarette butt) for the purpose of reducing litter.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| field stripping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| field-strip | alternative | lexicographic | |
| field stripped | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| field stripped | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| fieldstrip | alternative | lexicographic | |
| field strips | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |