stripe

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /straɪp/
• (US) (Canada) IPA ^(key): /strʌɪp/

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Noun

Singular stripe

Plural stripes

This tree has two red stripes on it

1. (countable) A long, thin part of something which is a different colour from the parts beside it.

   A zebra has black and white stripes.

Verb

Plain form stripe

Third-person singular stripes

Past tense striped

Past participle striped

Present participle striping

1. (transitive) To mark with stripes.

Related words

• stripy