ALL meanings of streak
streak
S s - noun streak a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like: streaks of mud. 1
- noun streak a portion or layer of something, distinguished by color or nature from the rest; a vein or stratum: streaks of fat in meat. 1
- noun streak a vein, strain, or admixture of anything: a streak of humor. 1
- noun streak Informal. a spell or run: a streak of good luck. an uninterrupted series: The team had a losing streak of ten games. 1
- noun streak a flash leaving a visible line or aftereffect, as of lightning; bolt. 1
- noun streak Mineralogy. the line of powder obtained by scratching a mineral or rubbing it upon a hard, rough white surface, often differing in color from the mineral in the mass, and serving as an important distinguishing character. 1
- noun streak Plant Pathology. an elongated, narrow, superficial lesion on stems or leaf veins, becoming brown and necrotic. any disease characterized by such lesions. 1
- verb with object streak to mark with a streak or streaks; form streaks on: sunlight streaking the water with gold; frost streaking the windows. 1
- verb with object streak to lighten or color (strands of hair) for contrastive effect. 1
- verb with object streak to dispose, arrange, smear, spread, etc., in the form of a streak or streaks: to streak cold germs on a slide for microscopic study. 1
- verb without object streak to become streaked. 1
- verb without object streak to run, go, or work rapidly. 1
- verb without object streak to flash, as lightning. 1
- verb without object streak to make a sudden dash in public while naked, especially as a prank. 1
- idioms streak blue streak. blue streak. 1
- noun streak mark, smear 1
- noun streak hair: coloured highlight 1
- noun streak personality trait 1
- noun streak series, run 1
- noun streak flash: of lightning 1
- intransitive verb streak move quickly in a straight line 1
- intransitive verb streak run naked 1
- transitive verb streak cover with streaks 1
- countable noun streak A streak is a long stripe or mark on a surface which contrasts with the surface because it is a different colour. 0
- verb streak If something streaks a surface, it makes long stripes or marks on the surface. 0
- countable noun streak If someone has a streak of a particular type of behaviour, they sometimes behave in that way. 0
- verb streak If something or someone streaks somewhere, they move there very quickly. 0
- countable noun streak A winning streak or a lucky streak is a continuous series of successes, for example in gambling or sport. A losing streak or an unlucky streak is a series of failures or losses. 0
- noun streak a long thin mark, stripe, or trace of some contrasting colour 0
- noun streak (of lightning) a sudden flash 0
- noun streak (as modifier) 0
- noun streak an element or trace, as of some quality or characteristic 0
- noun streak a strip, vein, or layer 0
- noun streak a short stretch or run, esp of good or bad luck 0
- noun streak the powdery mark made by a mineral when rubbed on a hard or rough surface: its colour is an important distinguishing characteristic 0
- noun streak the inoculation of a solid culture medium by drawing a wire contaminated with the microorganisms across it 0
- noun streak an act or the practice of running naked through a public place 0
- verb streak to mark or daub with a streak or streaks 0
- verb streak to form streaks or become streaked 0
- verb streak to move rapidly in a straight line 0
- verb streak to run naked through a crowd of people in a public place in order to shock or amuse them 0
- noun streak a line or long, thin mark; stripe or smear, generally differing in color or texture from the surrounding area 0
- noun streak a ray of light or a flash, as of lightning 0
- noun streak a vein or stratum of a mineral 0
- noun streak a layer, as of fat in meat 0
- noun streak a strain, element, or tendency in behavior, temperament, etc.; trait 0
- noun streak a period, spell, or series 0
- noun streak an inoculum placed, as in a line, on a solid culture medium 0
- noun streak a colored line of powder produced by rubbing a mineral over a hard, white surface (streak plate): it serves as a distinguishing character 0
- verb transitive streak to make streaks on or in; mark with streaks 0