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stripe
1[ strahyp ]
noun
- a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
the stripes of a zebra.
- a fabric or material containing such a band or bands.
- a strip of braid, tape, or the like.
- stripes,
- a number or combination of such strips, worn on a military, naval, or other uniform as a badge of rank, service, good conduct, combat wounds, etc.
- Informal. status or recognition as a result of one's efforts, experience, or achievements:
She earned her stripes as a traveling sales representative and then moved up to district manager.
- a strip, or long, narrow piece of anything:
a stripe of beach.
- a streak or layer of a different nature within a substance.
- style, variety, sort, or kind:
a man of quite a different stripe.
- Also called magnetic stripe. Movies. a strip of iron oxide layer on the edge of a film that is used for recording and reproducing a magnetic sound track.
verb (used with object)
- to mark or furnish with a stripe or stripes.
stripe
2[ strahyp ]
noun
- a stroke with a whip, rod, etc., as in punishment.
stripe
1/ ٰɪ /
noun
- a relatively long band of distinctive colour or texture that differs from the surrounding material or background
- a fabric having such bands
- a strip, band, or chevron of fabric worn on a military uniform, etc, esp one that indicates rank
- kind; sort; type
a man of a certain stripe
verb
- tr to mark with a stripe or stripes
stripe
2/ ٰɪ /
noun
- a stroke from a whip, rod, cane, etc
Other Word Forms
- ٰl adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of stripe1
Word History and Origins
Origin of stripe1
Origin of stripe2
Example Sentences
Christian Morris, a pansexual, nonbinary artist from Inglewood, attended his first Simon Says in March dressed in a tiger stripe suit, blond mullet wig and Aladdin Sane-inspired lightning bolt face makeup.
Outside her window, farmland rolls into rocky coastline, hemming a glasslike bay striped with turquoise and populated by showboating dolphins.
They would slow down repairs to traffic signals and maintenance of signage and lane striping.
Such was Francis’ astonishing international popularity that many politicians of all stripes tried to trade on it, allying themselves with his causes.
For Ron Washington, the Angels’ manager, young players earn their stripes, then they earn them all over again.
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