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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/ straɪp /
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/ straɪp /
noun
- a stroke from a whip, rod, cane, etc
Other Words From
- stripeless adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of stripe1
Word History and Origins
Origin of stripe1
Origin of stripe2
Example Sentences
One is camouflage khaki, another has neon laser stripes jagging across it, a third glows in the dark.
The new Syrian flag, with its green instead of red stripe, and three red stars instead of two green, is commonplace on shop shutters and hanging from balconies.
When a game is over, they want fans and pundits to be talking about the action on the field, not the people in stripes and whistles.
They pointed fingers at what they cast as overpaid consultants, expressed despair that working-class voters of all stripes had abandoned them, and lamented that they had lectured voters instead of listening to them.
Politicians of all stripes need to move away from selling voters the false promise that they have control over inflation and globalization.
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