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The correct spelling is stripe.
How to pronounce stripe
/st(ʃ)ɹʌɪp/
nounIPA: /st(ʃ)ɹʌɪp/
Say it like: Str-ipe
The correct spelling is stripe. A long, relatively straight region of a single colour. For example: "zebra stripes"
Usage Examples
“zebra stripes”
“persons of the same political stripe”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A long, relatively straight region of a single colour.
- 2.(in the plural) The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.
- 3.Distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort.
- 4.A long, narrow mark left by striking someone with a whip or stick; a blow with a whip or stick.
- 5.A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colours, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance.
verb
- 1.To mark with stripes.
- 2.To lash with a whip or strap.
- 3.To distribute data across several separate physical disks to reduce the time to read and write.
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