straɪp n. 1 a long
narrow band or strip differing in
colour or
texture from the surface on
either side of it (black
with a
red stripe). 2
Mil. a
chevron etc. denoting
military rank. 3 US a
category of
character,
opinion, etc. (a
man of
that stripe). 4 (usu. in pl.)
archaic a blow with a
scourge or
lash. 5 (in
pl., treated as sing.) colloq. a
tiger. [perh. back-form. f.
striped:
cf. MDu., MLG stripe, MHG strife]