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Streak (noun)
An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
“The picture I took out the car window had streaks.”
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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.”
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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.
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Streak (noun)
A moth of the family Geometridae ver=161002.
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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.”
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Streak (noun)
A strake.
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Streak (noun)
A rung or round of a ladder.
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Streak (verb)
To have or obtain streaks.
“If you clean a window in direct sunlight, it will streak.”
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Streak (verb)
To run naked in public. Contrast flash
“It was a pleasant game until some guy went streaking across the field.”
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Streak (verb)
To create streaks.
“You will streak a window by cleaning it in direct sunlight.”
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Streak (verb)
To move very swiftly.
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Streak (verb)
To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.
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Streek (verb)
To stretch.
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Streek (verb)
To lay out, as a dead body.
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Streak (noun)
a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings
“a streak of oil”
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Streak (noun)
a narrow line of bacteria smeared on the surface of a solid culture medium.
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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”
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Streak (noun)
a continuous period of specified success or luck
“the theatre is on a winning streak”
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Streak (noun)
an act of running naked in a public place so as to shock or amuse others
“a streak for charity”
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Streak (verb)
cover (a surface) with streaks
“his beard was streaked with grey”
“tears streaking her face, Cynthia looked up”
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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”
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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”
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Streak (verb)
move very fast in a specified direction
“the cat streaked across the street”
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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”