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- DictionaryStreak/strēk/
noun
- 1. a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or color from its surroundings: "a streak of oil"
- 2. an element of a specified kind in someone's character: "there's a streak of insanity in the family"
verb
- 1. cover (a surface) with streaks: "tears streaking her face, Cynthia looked up"
- 2. move very fast in a specified direction: "the cat leaped free and streaked across the street"
STREAK definition: 1. a thin line or mark: 2. a quality in someone's character, especially a bad one: 3. a period of…. Learn more.
As a verb, to streak means to dash, sometimes without clothes. If you talk a blue streak, you’ve got a lot to say, very quickly. Definitions of streak. noun. a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background. synonyms: bar, stripe. see more. noun. a distinctive characteristic.
2 days ago · 1. countable noun. A streak is a long stripe or mark on a surface which contrasts with the surface because it is a different colour. There are these dark streaks on the surface of the moon. The flames begin as a few streaks of red against the pale brown of the walls. Synonyms: band, line, strip, stroke More Synonyms of streak. 2. verb.
n. 1. A line, mark, smear, or band differentiated by color or texture from its surroundings. 2. An inherent, often contrasting quality: "There was a streak of wildness in him" (Olga Carlisle). 3. A ray or flash of light: the first streaks of dawn; a streak of lightning. 4. Informal. a. A brief run or stretch, as of luck. b.
noun. /striːk/ a long, thin mark or line that is a different colour from the surface it is on. There was a streak of blood on his face. She had a few streaks of grey in her black hair. The sooty rain left dirty streaks on the window. streaks of sunlight. Synonyms mark. Wordfinder. Extra Examples. Topics Appearance c1.
a series of successes or failures, especially in a sport or in gambling a streak of good luck to hit (= have) a winning streak to be on a winning/losing streak a lucky/unlucky streak. Thesaurus. See streak in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: streak. Definition of streak noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (informal) to run through a public place with no clothes on as a way of getting attention. See streak in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: streak. Definition of streak verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
