To tear off; to peel or rip off a surface or covering (e.g., skin, paint, paper).
壁の古いペンキを剥いで、新しく塗り直した。
I stripped off the old paint from the wall and repainted it.
魚の皮を丁寧に剥いで刺身を作った。
I carefully skinned the fish to make sashimi.
泥で固まった靴底の汚れを剥いだ。
I scraped off the mud caked on the soles of my shoes.
To strip someone of clothing, rank, or status; to deprive or divest (something) from someone.
敵は王の冠を奪い、王位を剥いだという伝説が残る。
Legend says the enemy seized the king's crown and stripped him of the throne.
彼は泥棒を見つけ、衣服を剥いで警察に突き出した。
He caught the thief, stripped off his clothes, and handed him to the police.