streak

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streak (plural: streaks)

  1. An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
    The picture I took out the car window had streaks.
  2. A continuous series of like events.
    I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments.
  3. 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.
  4. A moth of the family Geometridae Chesias legatella (see w:Streak (moth)).
  5. 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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Infinitive
to streak

Third person singular
streaks

Simple past
streaked

Past participle
streaked

Present participle
streaking

to streak (third-person singular simple present streaks, present participle streaking, simple past and past participle streaked)

  1. (intransitive) to have or obtain streaks.
    If you clean a window in direct sunlight, it will streak.
  2. (intransitive, slang) to run naked in public
    It was a pleasant game until some guy went streaking across the field.
  3. (transitive) to create streaks
    You will streak a window by cleaning it in direct sunlight.
  4. (transitive) To move very swiftly.

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