To sign *strip*, start by holding your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up. Form a flat handshape with your dominant hand, also with the palm facing up, but with the fingers pointing sideways across your body. Place the pinky edge of your dominant hand near the heel of your non-dominant palm. Slide your dominant hand forward smoothly along the non-dominant hand and off the fingertips, as if skimming or stripping a layer off the surface.
Use the sign for STRIP to describe the action of removing the top layer of paint from the flat surface of the table.
This sign works perfectly here to visually demonstrate scraping or peeling the outer layer off the wood.
STRIP is used here to show the physical process of skimming or scraping the old finish away from the surface.
Use the sign for STRIP to describe the action of removing the top layer of paint from the flat surface of the table.
This sign works perfectly here to visually demonstrate scraping or peeling the outer layer off the wood.
STRIP is used here to show the physical process of skimming or scraping the old finish away from the surface.
No, this sign is specifically for stripping a surface, like paint or bark. To sign taking off clothes, you would use the sign for UNDRESS or physically mime pulling the specific clothing items off your body.
Yes, you should always use your dominant hand to perform the active sliding motion. Your non-dominant hand acts as the stationary base or surface being stripped.
Yes! Because the sign visually represents removing a top layer from a surface, it is often used in contexts that mean peeling, skimming, or scraping something away.
