Streak Definition
strēk
streaked, streaking, streaks
noun
streaks
A line or long, thin mark; stripe or smear, generally differing in color or texture from the surrounding area.
Webster's New World
An inherent, often contrasting quality.
American Heritage
A ray of light or a flash, as of lightning.
Webster's New World
A vein or stratum of a mineral.
Webster's New World
A layer, as of fat in meat.
Webster's New World
verb
streaked, streaking, streaks
To make streaks on or in; mark with streaks.
Webster's New World
To make usually lighter streaks in (hair) with a coloring agent.
Webster's New World
To inoculate (a culture medium) with a streak.
American Heritage
To form streaks; become streaked.
Webster's New World
To form streaks.
American Heritage
idiom
like a streak
- at high speed; swiftly
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Streak
- like a streak
Origin of Streak
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Middle English streke line from Old English strica streig- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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