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stripe

/stɹaɪp/noun, verb1 syllable

Stripe means: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service.

Synonyms for stripe7

noun, as in V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service

chevron, stripes, grade insignia

noun, as in an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

noun, as in a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background

What does stripe mean?6

noun

1

V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service“they earned their stripes in Kuwait”

2

an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

3

a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background“a green toad with small black stripes or bars”

4

a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service

5

a kind or category“businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal”

verb

1

mark with stripes

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with stripe?8

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Stripe in a sentence

  • The bird had a dark stripe running down the medial part of each feather.rul
  • Life is like a zebra; white stripe, black stripe, and the ass at the end.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of stripe

as a noun

plural
stripes

as a verb

third-person singular
stripes
present participle
striping
past participle
striped
past tense
striped