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streak (verb)

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  • streak — ► NOUN 1) a long, thin mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings. 2) an element of a specified kind in someone s character: a ruthless streak. 3) a spell of specified success or luck: a winning streak . ► VERB 1) mark with… …   English terms dictionary

  • streak — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 thin mark ADJECTIVE ▪ dark ▪ There were dark streaks down her cheeks where she had been crying. ▪ faint, pale ▪ bright ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • streak — [[t]stri͟ːk[/t]] streaks, streaking, streaked 1) N COUNT 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 …   English dictionary

  • streak — /strik / (say streek) noun 1. a long, narrow mark, smear, band of colour, or the like: streaks of mud; a streak of lightning. 2. a portion or layer of something, distinguished by colour or nature from the rest; a vein or stratum: streaks of fat… …  

  • streak — I. noun Etymology: Middle English streke, from Old English strica; akin to Old High German strich line, Latin striga row more at strike Date: before 12th century 1. a line or mark of a different color or texture from the ground ; stripe 2. a. the …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • streak — I UK [striːk] / US [strɪk] noun [countable] Word forms streak : singular streak plural streaks * 1) a) a line or long mark on something that is a different colour from the colour surrounding it The bird can be recognized by the dark streaks on… …   English dictionary

  • streak — streak1 [ strik ] noun count * 1. ) a line or long mark on something that is a different color than the color surrounding it: The bird can be recognized by the dark streaks on its breast. streak of: a streak of lightning (=a long line of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • streak — 1 noun (C) 1 a coloured line, especially one that is not straight or has been made accidentally: Sue has blonde streaks in her hair. 2 a part of someone s character that is different from the rest of their character: Mel has a romantic streak in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • streak — [striːk] noun [C] I 1) a line or long mark that is a different colour from the colour surrounding it The bird has a dark streak on its breast.[/ex] a streak of lightning (= a long line of lightning)[/ex] 2) a part of someone s character that is… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • streak — [OE] Streak and strike are closely related. Both come from a prehistoric Germanic base *strik , denoting ‘touch lightly’. But whereas the connotations of strike have become more violent, streak has moved semantically from the action to the effect …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • streak — noun 1》 a long, thin mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings. 2》 an element of a specified kind in someone s character: a ruthless streak. 3》 a spell of specified success or luck. verb 1》 mark with streaks. 2》 move very fast …   English new terms dictionary

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