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1.NounA long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar regions."zebra stripes"
2.NounA long, relatively straight region against a different coloured background.
3.NounThe badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.
4.NounDistinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort."persons of the same political stripe; a tyrant of a very different stripe"
5.NounA long, narrow mark left by striking someone with a whip or stick; a blow or lash with a whip, stick, or scourge.
6.NounA slash cut into the flesh as a punishment.
7.NounA pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colours, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance.
8.NounAny of the balls marked with stripes in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the spots.
9.NounA portion of data distributed across several separate physical disks for the sake of redundancy.
10.NounThe start/finish line.
11.VerbTo mark with stripes.
12.VerbTo lash with a whip or strap.
13.VerbTo distribute data across several separate physical disks to reduce the time to read and write.