Dictionary Definition
streak
Noun
1 an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of
bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" [syn: run]
2 a distinctive characteristic; "he has a
stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness"
3 a marking of a different color or texture from
the background [syn: stripe]
4 a sudden flash (as of lightning)
Verb
1 move quickly in a straight line; "The plane
streaked across the sky"
2 run naked in a public place
3 mark with spots or blotches of different color
or shades of color as if stained [syn: mottle, blotch]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /stri:k/
- Rhymes: -iːk
Noun
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.
- 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 (see 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
an irregular line left from smearing or motion
continuous series of events
- Finnish: sarja
color of mineral powder
- Finnish: viiru
moth
- Finnish: jänönvihmamittari
non-dominant tendency or characteristic
- Finnish: piirre
- to have or obtain streaks;
- If you clean a window in direct sunlight, it will streak.
- 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.
Translations
to have or obtain streaks
- Finnish: tulla juovikkaaksi
- German: schlieren
to run naked in public
- Finnish: viuhahtaa
to create streaks
- Finnish: juovittaa
Extensive Definition
Streak or streaking may refer to:
- Streaking, running naked in a public place
- Streaking (microbiology), a method of purifying micro-organisms
- Streak (mineralogy), the color left by a mineral dragged across a rough surface
- Streak camera, device to measure short optical pulses
- Streak (moth), in the family Geometridae
- "The Streak", a 1974 record by Ray Stevens
- Archenteron, an indentation on a blastula
- Streak (video game), a PlayStation video game
- Heath Streak, former Zimbabwe cricket team captain.
See also
- Streaker (disambiguation)
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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