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    streak
    [strēk]
    noun
    streak (noun) · streaks (plural noun)
    1. a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or color from its surroundings:
      "a streak of oil" · "she could see white streaks in his beard"
      • microbiology
        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" · "Lucy had a ruthless streak"
      • a continuous period of specified success or luck:
        "the theater is on a winning streak" · "the team closed the season with an 11-game losing streak"
    3. informal
      an act of running naked in a public place so as to shock or amuse others:
      "a streak for charity"
    verb
    streak (verb) · streaks (third person present) · streaked (past tense) · streaked (past participle) · streaking (present participle)
    1. cover (a surface) with streaks:
      "tears streaking her face, Cynthia looked up" · "his beard was streaked withgray"
      • dye (hair) with long, thin lines of a different, typically lighter color than one's natural hair color:
        "hair that was streaked blond"
      • microbiology
        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 leaped free and streaked across the street"
    3. informal
      run naked in a public place so as to shock or amuse others:
      "the singer admitted to streaking in his home town in the seventies"
    Origin
    Old English strica, 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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  2. The definition of "streak" includes123:
    • A long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like.
    • A portion or layer of something, distinguished by color or nature from the rest.
    • A vein, strain, or admixture of anything.
    • A line, mark, smear, or band differentiated by color or texture from its surroundings.
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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.
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    streak (strēk) n. 1. A line, mark, smear, or band differentiated by color or texture from its surroundings.
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    streak noun [C] (MARK) Add to word list a long, thin mark that is easily noticed because it is very different from the area surrounding it: The window cleaner left dirty streaks on the windows. I dye my hair to hide my gray streaks. streak of Meteors produce streaks of light as they burn up in the earth's atmosphere.
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