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• as|set-strip|ping — «AS eht STRIHP ihng», noun. British. the use of the assets of a company to finance an unrelated enterprise, such as another holding of a purchasing conglomerate: »Asset stripping may not be so frequent a motive for takeovers as public opinion… …   Useful english dictionary

• strip — I [[t]strɪp[/t]] v. stripped stript, strip•ping, 1) to deprive of covering: to strip a fruit of its rind[/ex] 2) to deprive of clothing 3) to remove: to strip sheets from a bed[/ex] 4) to deprive; divest: stripped of one s rights[/ex] 5) to clear …   From formal English to slang

• strip — 1. To express the contents from a collapsible tube or canal, such as the urethra, by running the finger along it. SYN: milk (4). 2. Subcutaneous excision of a vein in its longitudinal axis, performed with a …   Medical dictionary

• Ping (disambiguation) — Ping is a computer network tool used to test whether a particular host is reachable across an IP network.Ping may also refer to:Technology*Ping (blogging), used for blogs, RSS, and related web services *Ping, a pulse of sound in active sonar… …   Wikipedia

• Ping pong show — Ping pong shows are a staple of the Thai sex tourism industry, and can be found in the various red light districts of Thailand, namely Bangkok (Soi Cowboy, Nana Plaza, Patpong), Pattaya, and Phuket (Patong Beach).The show consists of women using… …   Wikipedia

• Ping the Elastic Man — was a fictional character who had his own comic strip in the UK comic The Beano . His first appearance was in issue 1, dated 30 July 1938. Ping was an elastic man who could stretch everywhere, the only one in the world. After an absence of… …   Wikipedia

• strip-cropping — strip crop·ping (strĭpʹkrŏp ĭng) n. The growing of a cultivated crop, such as cotton, and a sod forming crop, such as alfalfa, in alternating strips following the contour of the land, in order to minimize erosion. * * * …   Universalium

• as·set-strip·ping — /ˈæˌsɛtˈstrıpıŋ/ noun [noncount] chiefly Brit : the practice of buying a company that is not successful at a low price and then selling its property (such as buildings or land) to make a profit …   Useful english dictionary

• ping — Запрос «пинг» перенаправляется сюда; см. также другие значения. Ping утилита для проверки соединений в сетях на основе TCP/IP, а также обиходное наименование самого запроса. Первоначально словом «ping» (по созвучию) именовали направленный… …   Википедия

• weather strip — noun a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold • Syn: ↑weatherstrip, ↑weather stripping, ↑weatherstripping • Hypernyms: ↑strip, ↑slip * * * noun also …   Useful english dictionary