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   streak

   /striːk/

   noun

   • 1. a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings: "a streak of oil" Similar bandlinestripstripeveinslashbarrayfingerpencilstroketracetouchfleckdashtechnical:striastriationlanemarksmearsmudgestainblotchinformal:splodgesplotch
   • ▪ a narrow line of bacteria smeared on the surface of a solid culture medium.
   • 2. an element of a specified kind in someone's character: "there's a streak of insanity in the family" Similar elementveintracetouchdashstraintraitcharacteristic
   • ▪ a continuous period of specified success or luck: "the theatre is on a winning streak" Similar periodspellstretchruntimeseriesinformal:patch
   • 3. an act of running naked in a public place so as to shock or amuse others: informal "a streak for charity"

   verb

   • 1. cover (a surface) with streaks: "tears streaking her face, Cynthia looked up" Similar stripebandbarflecktechnical:striatearchaic:freakmarkdaubsmearsmudgestaininformal:splodgesplotch
   • ▪ dye (hair) with long, thin lines of a different colour to that of one's natural hair colour: "hair that was streaked blonde"
   • ▪ smear (a needle, swab, etc.) over the surface of a solid culture medium to initiate a culture: "swabs were streaked directly on blood agar plates"
   • 2. move very fast in a specified direction: "the cat streaked across the street" Similar racedashrushrunsprintboltdartgallopcareerchargeshoothurtlehareboundflyspeedzoomgo hell for leatherplungedivewhiskscurryscuttlescamperscrambleinformal:tearbeltpeltscootzapzipwhipstep on itget a move onhotfoot itsteamput on some speedgo like a bat out of hellburn rubberbombgo like the clappersbucketput one's foot downleg itwheechboogiehightail itclipbarrelget the lead outinformal, dated:cut alongvulgar slang:drag/tear/haul assliterary:fleetarchaic:posthiehaste
   • 3. run naked in a public place so as to shock or amuse others: informal "the singer admitted to streaking in his home town in the seventies"

   Word Origin Old Englishstrica, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch streek and German Strich, also to strike. The sense ‘run naked’ was originally US slang.

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   noun. a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like: streaks of mud. a portion or layer of something, distinguished by color or nature from the rest; a vein or stratum: streaks of fat in meat. a vein, strain, or admixture of anything: a streak of humor. Synonyms: trace, element, touch, cast. Informal.

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   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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishstreak noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   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. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

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