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- Dictionarystreak/striːk/
noun
- 1. a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings: "a streak of oil" Similar
- 2. an element of a specified kind in someone's character: "there's a streak of insanity in the family" Similar
verb
- 1. cover (a surface) with streaks: "tears streaking her face, Cynthia looked up" Similar
- 2. move very fast in a specified direction: "the cat streaked across the street" Similar
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something that happens or is done over a period of time without a break: The thunderstorm ended a streak of 90 days without any rain. She asked me if I would start a streak with her on Snapchat. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. like a streak of lightning. streak.
The meaning of STREAK is a line or mark of a different color or texture from the ground : stripe. How to use streak in a sentence.
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.
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 as a few streaks of red against the pale brown of the walls. Synonyms: band, line, strip, stroke More Synonyms of streak. 2. verb.
streak a long, thin mark or line that is a different colour from the surface it is on: She had streaks of grey in her hair. speck a very small mark, spot or piece of a substance on something:
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.
Definition of streak verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.