streak
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Noun [edit]
streak (plural streaks)
- An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
- The picture I took out the car window had streaks.
- 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.
- 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.
- A moth of the family Geometridae Chesias legatella.
Streak (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Streak (moth)
- A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one.
- She's a quiet, bookish person, but she has a rebellious streak.
Translations [edit]
an irregular line left from smearing or motion
continuous series of events
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non-dominant tendency or characteristic
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Verb [edit]
streak (third-person singular simple present streaks, present participle streaking, simple past and past participle streaked)
- (intransitive) to have or obtain streaks.
- If you clean a window in direct sunlight, it will streak.
- (intransitive, slang) to run naked in public
- It was a pleasant game until some guy went streaking across the field.
- (transitive) to create streaks
- You will streak a window by cleaning it in direct sunlight.
- (transitive) To move very swiftly.
Translations [edit]
to have or obtain streaks
to run naked in public
