STREAK
Dictionary entry overview: What does streak mean?
• STREAK (noun)
The noun STREAK has 4 senses:
1. an unbroken series of events
2. a distinctive characteristic
3. a marking of a different color or texture from the background
4. a sudden flash (as of lightning)
Familiarity information: STREAK used as a noun is uncommon.
• STREAK (verb)
The verb STREAK has 3 senses:
1. move quickly in a straight line
2. run naked in a public place
3. mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
Familiarity information: STREAK used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• STREAK (noun)
Meaning:
An unbroken series of events
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
streak; run
Context examples:
had a streak of bad luck / Nicklaus had a run of birdies
Hypernyms ("streak" is a kind of...):
succession (a group of people or things arranged or following in order)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "streak"):
losing streak (a streak of losses)
winning streak (a streak of wins)
Meaning:
A distinctive characteristic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context examples:
he has a stubborn streak / a streak of wildness
Hypernyms ("streak" is a kind of...):
characteristic (a distinguishing quality)
Meaning:
A marking of a different color or texture from the background
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
streak; stripe
Hypernyms ("streak" is a kind of...):
marking (a pattern of marks)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "streak"):
band; banding; stria; striation (a stripe or stripes of contrasting color)
Meaning:
A sudden flash (as of lightning)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("streak" is a kind of...):
flash (a sudden intense burst of radiant energy)
• STREAK (verb)
Meaning:
Move quickly in a straight line
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The plane streaked across the sky
Hypernyms (to "streak" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Run naked in a public place
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "streak" is one way to...):
run (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue streak
Meaning:
Mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
blotch; mottle; streak
Hypernyms (to "streak" is one way to...):
color; color in; colorise; colorize; colour; colour in; colourise; colourize (add color to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
