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Streak

Streak Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Streak?
[n] a marking of a different color or texture from the background
[n] a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness" [n] a sudden flash (as of lightning) [n] an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" [v] mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained [v] run naked in a public place [v] move quickly in a straight line; "The plane streaked across the sky" Synonyms | Synonyms for Streak: blotch | mottle | run | stripe Related Terms | Find terms related to Streak: See Also | band | characteristic | color | color in | colorise | colorize | colour | colour in | colourise | colourize | flash | losing streak | marking | move | run | stria | striation | succession | winning streak Streak In Webster's Dictionary \Streak\, v. t. [Cf. {Stretch}, {Streek}.]
To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
\Streak\, n. [OE. streke; akin to D. streek a line, stroke, G. strich, AS. strica, Sw. strek, Dan. streg, Goth. stricks, and E. strike, stroke. See {Strike}, {Stroke}, n., and cf. {Strake}.] 1. A line or long mark of a different color from the ground; a stripe; a vein. What mean those colored streaks in heaven? --Milton. 2. (Shipbuilding) A strake. 3. (Min.) The fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when scratched or rubbed against a harder surface, the color of which is sometimes a distinguishing character. 4. The rung or round of a ladder. [Obs.] \Streak\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Streaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Streaking}.] 1. To form streaks or stripes in or on; to stripe; to variegate with lines of a different color, or of different colors. A mule . . . streaked and dappled with white and black. --Sandys. Now streaked and glowing with the morning red. --Prior. 2. With it as an object: To run swiftly. [Colloq.] |
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