streak

noun

  1. 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. 2

    a distinctive characteristic

    he has a stubborn streak

    a streak of wildness

  3. 3

    a sudden flash (as of lightning)

  4. 4

    an unbroken series of events

    had a streak of bad luck

    Nicklaus had a run of birdies

verb

  1. 1

    mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

  2. 2

    run naked in a public place

  3. 3

    move quickly in a straight line

    The plane streaked across the sky

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