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   streak

   /strēk/

   noun

   • 1. a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or color from its surroundings: "a streak of oil" Similar bandlinestripstripeveinslashbarrayfingerpencilstroketracetouchfleckdashtechnical:striastriationlanemarksmearsmudgestainblotchinformal:splodgesplotch
   • ▪ 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" Similar elementveintracetouchdashstraintraitcharacteristic
   • ▪ a continuous period of specified success or luck: "the theater is on a winning streak" Similar periodspellstretchruntimeseriesinformal:patch
   • 3. an act of running naked in a public place so as to shock or amuse others: informal "a streak for charity"

   verb

   • 1. cover (a surface) with streaks: "tears streaking her face, Cynthia looked up" Similar stripebandbarflecktechnical:striatearchaic:freakmarkdaubsmearsmudgestaininformal:splodgesplotch
   • ▪ dye (hair) with long, thin lines of a different, typically lighter color than one's natural hair color: "hair that was streaked blond"
   • ▪ 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" Similar racedashrushrunsprintboltdartgallopcareerchargeshoothurtlehareboundflyspeedzoomgo hell for leatherplungedivewhiskscurryscuttlescamperscrambleinformal:tearbeltpeltscootzapzipwhipstep on itget a move onhotfoot itsteamput on some speedgo like a bat out of hellburn rubberbombgo like the clappersbucketput one's foot downleg itwheechboogiehightail itclipbarrelget the lead outinformal, dated:cut alongvulgar slang:drag/tear/haul assliterary:fleetarchaic:posthiehaste
   • 3. run naked in a public place so as to shock or amuse others: informal "the singer admitted to streaking in his home town in the seventies"

   Word Origin Old Englishstrica, 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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