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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 a long thin mark or line that is a different color from the surface it is on: She had streaks of gray in her hair. speck a very small mark, spot, or piece of a substance on something: There isn't a speck of dust anywhere in the house.
STREAK meaning: 1. a thin line or mark: 2. a quality in someone's character, especially a bad one: 3. a period of…. Learn more.
A line or long, thin mark; stripe or smear, generally differing in color or texture from the surrounding area. An inherent, often contrasting quality. A ray of light or a flash, as of lightning. A vein or stratum of a mineral. A layer, as of fat in meat. To make streaks on or in; mark with streaks.
A streak is a long stripe or mark on a surface which contrasts with the surface because it is a different colour.
1. : a line or mark of a different color or texture from the ground : stripe. 2. a. : the color of the fine powder of a mineral obtained by scratching or rubbing against a hard white surface and constituting an important distinguishing character. b. : inoculum implanted in a line on a solid medium. c.
streak meaning, definition, what is streak: a coloured line, especially one that is ...: Learn more.
streak. noun. /striːk/. /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.
streak noun (informal) very fast he is off like a streak Examples Of all the fish Charlie is always the first to spot your approach, crossing the pool like a streak of greased lightning to stick his head out of the water.
streak /strik/ n. [countable] a long, narrow mark, smear, etc.: streaks of paint where the liquid had dripped. a layer: streaks of fat in meat. a strain or element, as of behavior or personality: a wild streak. a number of occurrences, as in a series; a spell; run: a streak of good luck.
A streak is a long stripe or mark on a surface which contrasts with the surface because it is a different colour.
