Streak (noun)
An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
“The picture I took out the car window had streaks.”
Streak (noun)
A continuous series of like events.
“I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments.”
“I was on a winning streak until the fourth game, where I was dealt terrible cards.”
Streak (noun)
The color of the powder of a mineral. So called, because a simple field test for a mineral is to streak it against unglazed white porcelain.
Streak (noun)
A moth of the family Geometridae ver=161002.
Streak (noun)
A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one.
“She’s a quiet, bookish person, but she has a rebellious streak.”
Streak (noun)
A strake.
Streak (noun)
A rung or round of a ladder.
Streak (verb)
To have or obtain streaks.
“If you clean a window in direct sunlight, it will streak.”
Streak (verb)
To run naked in public. Contrast flash
“It was a pleasant game until some guy went streaking across the field.”
Streak (verb)
To create streaks.
“You will streak a window by cleaning it in direct sunlight.”
Streak (verb)
To move very swiftly.
Streak (verb)
To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.
Streek (verb)
To stretch.
Streek (verb)
To lay out, as a dead body.
Streak (noun)
a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings
“a streak of oil”
Streak (noun)
a narrow line of bacteria smeared on the surface of a solid culture medium.
Streak (noun)
an element of a specified kind in someone’s character
“Lucy had a ruthless streak”
“there’s a streak of insanity in the family”
Streak (noun)
a continuous period of specified success or luck
“the theatre is on a winning streak”
Streak (noun)
an act of running naked in a public place so as to shock or amuse others
“a streak for charity”
Streak (verb)
cover (a surface) with streaks
“his beard was streaked with grey”
“tears streaking her face, Cynthia looked up”
Streak (verb)
dye (hair) with long, thin lines of a different colour to that of one’s natural hair colour
“hair that was streaked blonde”
Streak (verb)
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”
Streak (verb)
move very fast in a specified direction
“the cat streaked across the street”
Streak (verb)
run naked in a public place so as to shock or amuse others
“the singer admitted to streaking in his home town in the seventies”