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to stripe

to stripe

2 3.2
To mark a surface with long narrow lines of a different color
  • verb
  • /straɪp/
: rayar
  • To add dimension to the painting, the artist decided to stripe the canvas with vibrant colors.

Examples

  • Just kind of stripe it down the nose and do my contour.

  • In the end, I'm just going to stripe this onto the brush and then put it on my face.

  • 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.

  • So centre radios mostly I'll stripe that across my cheeks.

  • Item, one black face mask, one black flat cap, a striped jersey and a bag marked "swag".

    Sleuth (1972)

  • She loves to stripe her hair with bright highlights for a more lively look.

  • During the craft class, we learned how to stripe the fabric with different colors for our designs.

Synonyms

to line
vsto stripe
439 2.1

To form a row along the edge of something

is decorative multiple parallel bands rather than single lines
to streak
vsto stripe
18 2.8

To mark something with long thin lines of a different color

is regular decorative parallel bands rather than irregular marks
to vein
vsto stripe
1 7.7

To make thin lines appear on something

is regular decorative bands of color or material not organic patterns
to striate
vsto stripe
  • Specialized
1 9.5

To make thin parallel lines or shallow grooves on a surface

is decorative colored or textured bands not just narrow grooves

Idioms

of the same stripe
1 7.0

People or things that have similar beliefs and qualities

Compounds

magnetic stripe
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A thin strip on a card that stores data for card readers

service stripe
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A narrow strip of cloth on a uniform sleeve that shows years of service

stripe blight
  • Specialized
8.7

A disease of oat plants that makes yellow or brown stripes on leaves

How Distinct

to stripe
2 3.2
to streak
18 2.8
to mark
111 1.0

Surface Forms

stripe infinitive
striped past
striped past participle
striping present participle
stripes third person singular

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.