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Streak

striːk

Streak definitions

noun

Inflections:

streak streaks

a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings

"a streak of oil"

Synonyms:
band line strip stripe vein slash bar mark smear smudge stain blotch
- a narrow line of bacteria smeared on the surface of a solid culture medium
a continuous period of specified success or luck

"the team closed the season with an 11-game losing streak"

Synonyms:
period spell stretch run time
- a continuous period of specified conditions or a specified activity
  
  "the region is in the midst of a nine day streak of dry weather"
an element of a specified kind in someone's character

"Lucy had a ruthless streak"

Synonyms:
element vein trace touch dash strain
an act of running naked in a public place to shock or amuse others

"a streak for charity"

verb

Inflections:

streak streaked streaking streaks

cover (a surface) with streaks

"tears streaking her face, Cynthia looked up"

Synonyms:
stripe band bar fleck mark daub smear smudge stain
- dye (hair) with long, thin lines of a different colour to that of one's natural hair colour
  
  "hair that was streaked blonde"
- smear (a needle, swab, etc.) over the surface of a solid culture medium to initiate a culture
  
  "swabs were streaked directly on blood agar plates"
move very fast in a specified direction

"the cat streaked across the street"

Synonyms:
race dash rush run sprint bolt dart gallop career charge shoot hurtle hare bound fly speed zoom go hell for leather plunge dive whisk scurry scuttle scamper scramble
run naked in a public place to shock or amuse others

"the singer admitted to streaking in his home town in the seventies"