noun

1. a current or flow of water or other liquid, esp. one running along the surface of the earth; specif., a small river
2. a steady movement or flow
   1. of any fluid a stream of cold air
   2. of rays of energy a stream of light
3. a continuous series or succession a stream of cars
4. a trend or course the stream of events
5. Educ., Brit. any of the sections formed when students within a grade level are grouped, as according to their abilities

Etymology: ME strem < OE stream, akin to Ger strom < IE base *sreu-, to flow > Gr rheein, to flow

intransitive verb

1. to flow in or as in a stream
2. to give off a stream; flow (with) eyes streaming with tears
3. to move steadily or continuously
4. to move swiftly; rush fire streamed up the wall
5. to extend or stretch out; float; fly, as a flag in the breeze
6. to transmit data by streaming (sense )

transitive verb

1. to cause to stream
2. to transmit by streaming (sense )