[strʌɪp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a long, narrow band or strip differing in colour or texture from the surface on either side of it
(e.g: a pair of blue shorts with pink stripes)

- a chevron sewn on to a uniform to denote military rank
(e.g: he was wearing his old uniform without its sergeant's stripes)

- a type or category
(e.g: entrepreneurs of all stripes are joining in the offensive)


Phrases:
- earn one's stripes

Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps a back-formation from striped, of Dutch or Low German origin; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German strīpe

[strʌɪp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- mark with stripes
(e.g: her body was striped with bands of sunlight)


Phrases:
- earn one's stripes

Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps a back-formation from striped, of Dutch or Low German origin; compare with Middle Dutch and Middle Low German strīpe