* Verb: To remove something from a surface, usually by pulling or tearing.
* "He stripped the paint off the door."
* Noun: A long, narrow piece of something.
* "They used a strip of leather to make the belt."
* Noun: A narrow area of land, especially a strip of land between two larger areas.
* "The beach was divided by a strip of grass."
So, the part of speech for "strip" depends on the context.