stripe meaning

stripe as a noun

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

   Synonyms: band, banding

   Type of: adornment

   Kinds: cigar band, hatband, neckband, pinstripe

   Related forms: stripy

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

   Type of: badge

3. V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
   • they earned their stripes in Kuwait

   Synonyms: chevron, stripes, grade insignia

   Type of: badge

4. a kind or category
   • businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal

   Type of: kind

5. 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

   Synonyms: streak, bar

   Type of: marking

   Kinds: band

   Related forms: stripy

stripe as a verb

1. mark with stripes

   Type of: mark

   Related forms: striping

stripe in a sentence

• The bird had a dark stripe running down the medial part of each feather.

How to pronounce stripe

stripe is pronounced /straɪp/ in British English and /straɪp/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with stripe

• type
• pipe
• wipe
• gripe
• swipe
• hype
• snipe