making-up strip

making

— noun (= devising, fashioning) the act that results in something coming to be the devising of plans the fashioning of pots and pans the making of measurements it was already in the making — noun (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake — noun (= qualification) an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something her qualifications for the job are excellent one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree she has the makings of fine musician

up Preposition

— Toward the top or toward the sky. The balloon went up.

up Adjective

— In a high position. The flag is up. — . It was an up day. — optimistic. He is feeling up. — Put in trust, entrusted. It is up to you. — ing, occurring. What’s up? They act like something is up. — . Something is up with him. — Planning, plotting mischief. He is up to something. — ed. It is all up with them.

up Noun

— State of being up, often with down. Life has its ups and downs.

up Verb

— Increase, increment. We upped the dosage.

strip Noun

— A strip is a narrow, long piece of something. A few strips of paper are used for making a chain. — A strip (or a strip mall) is a road with many shops.

strip Verb

— If you strip, you remove your clothes. My girlfriend will strip, and Brad and me will watch and become excited. — If you strip paper from a wall, you remove it.