Definitions for stripe
straɪpstripe

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. band, banding, stripe(noun)

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

2. stripe(noun)

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

3. chevron, stripe, stripes, grade insignia(noun)

   V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service

   "they earned their stripes in Kuwait"

4. stripe(noun)

   a kind or category

   "businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal"

5. stripe, streak, bar(verb)

   a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background

   "a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave"

6. stripe(verb)

   mark with stripes

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. stripe(Noun)

   A long, straight region of a single colour.

   Etymology: * (noun) From or stripe.

2. stripe(Noun)

   The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.

   Etymology: * (noun) From or stripe.

3. stripe(Verb)

   To mark with stripes.

   Etymology: * (noun) From or stripe.

4. stripe(Verb)

   To distribute data across several separate physical disks to reduce the time to read and write.

   Etymology: * (noun) From or stripe.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stripe(noun)

   a line, or long, narrow division of anything of a different color or structure from the ground; hence, any linear variation of color or structure; as, a stripe, or streak, of red on a green ground; a raised stripe

   Etymology: [OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG. stripe, D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG. striefen to glide, march.]

2. Stripe(noun)

   a pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colors, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance

   Etymology: [OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG. stripe, D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG. striefen to glide, march.]

3. Stripe(noun)

   a strip, or long, narrow piece attached to something of a different color; as, a red or blue stripe sewed upon a garment

   Etymology: [OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG. stripe, D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG. striefen to glide, march.]

4. Stripe(noun)

   a stroke or blow made with a whip, rod, scourge, or the like, such as usually leaves a mark

   Etymology: [OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG. stripe, D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG. striefen to glide, march.]

5. Stripe(noun)

   a long, narrow discoloration of the skin made by the blow of a lash, rod, or the like

   Etymology: [OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG. stripe, D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG. striefen to glide, march.]

6. Stripe(noun)

   color indicating a party or faction; hence, distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort; as, persons of the same political stripe

   Etymology: [OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG. stripe, D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG. striefen to glide, march.]

7. Stripe(noun)

   the chevron on the coat of a noncommissioned officer

   Etymology: [OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG. stripe, D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG. striefen to glide, march.]

8. Stripe(verb)

   to make stripes upon; to form with lines of different colors or textures; to variegate with stripes

   Etymology: [OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG. stripe, D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG. striefen to glide, march.]

9. Stripe(verb)

   to strike; to lash

   Etymology: [OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG. stripe, D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG. striefen to glide, march.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stripe

   strīp, n. a blow, esp. one made with a lash, rod, &c.: a wale or discoloured mark made by a lash or rod: a line, or long narrow division of a different colour from the ground: kind, particular sort: striped cloth.—v.t. to make stripes upon: to form with lines of different colours.—adjs. Strīped, having stripes of different colours; Strī′py, stripelike. [Old Dut. strijpe, a stripe in cloth; Dut. streep, Low Ger. stripe, Ger. streif.]

CrunchBase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stripe

   Stripe is a simple, developer-friendly way to accept payments online. They believe that enabling transactions on the web is a problem rooted in code, not finance, and they want to help put more websites in business.

Entomology(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Stripe

   a longitudinal streak of color different from the ground.

Anagrams for stripe »

1. priest

2. ripest

3. esprit

4. sprite

5. sitrep

How to pronounce stripe?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say stripe in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stripe in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stripe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of stripe in a Sentence

1. Melissa Price:

   They're rainbow colored, some striped, some deep black with an orange stripe around them.

2. Ernest J. Gaines:

   Question everything. Every stripe, every star, every word spoken. Everything.

3. John Rzeznik:

   The country is so divided but people from all walks of life, a few thousand of them will go into a room and listen to you sing and sing back with you and no body is really thinking about what's going on [ in the world ], people are just relaxing and having a good time. It's not a red state versus blue state, mask versus no mask. People from every political stripe everywhere just get together and they have one thing in common and that's music that they enjoy.

4. Vander Plaats:

   I can’t believe Iowans of any stripe would endorse this keynote speaker.

5. Gaston Kroub:

   Sophisticated companies like Verizon understand that they could be approached by licensors of any stripe at any time.

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