to stripe
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3.2
- verb
- /straɪp/
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- To add dimension to the painting, the artist decided to stripe the canvas with vibrant colors.
Examples
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Just kind of stripe it down the nose and do my contour.
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In the end, I'm just going to stripe this onto the brush and then put it on my face.
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Now we're taking the yellow and I'm just going to stripe just a little bit because again, the stuff is like super pigmentation sensation.
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So centre radios mostly I'll stripe that across my cheeks.
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Item, one black face mask, one black flat cap, a striped jersey and a bag marked "swag".
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She loves to stripe her hair with bright highlights for a more lively look.
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During the craft class, we learned how to stripe the fabric with different colors for our designs.
Synonyms
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2.1
To form a row along the edge of something
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2.8
To mark something with long thin lines of a different color
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7.7
To make thin lines appear on something
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9.5
To make thin parallel lines or shallow grooves on a surface
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A narrow strip of cloth on a uniform sleeve that shows years of service
How Distinct
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stripe as a verb comes from the noun meaning 'strip' (old English strip) and literally means to make long narrow 'strips' of colour or material; so to stripe something is to mark or decorate it with those bands.