streak
noun
- 1
a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
a green toad with small black stripes or bars
may the Stars and Stripes forever wave
- 2
a distinctive characteristic
he has a stubborn streak
a streak of wildness
- 3
a sudden flash (as of lightning)
- 4
an unbroken series of events
had a streak of bad luck
Nicklaus had a run of birdies
verb
- 1
mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
- 2
run naked in a public place
- 3
move quickly in a straight line
The plane streaked across the sky
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