streak

streak
streak1 [stri:k] n
[: Old English; Origin: strica]
1.) a coloured line, especially one that is not straight or has been made accidentally
Sue has blonde streaks in her hair.
2.) a part of someone's character that is different from the rest of their character
a mean streak
streak of
His serious nature was lightened by a streak of mischief.
3.) a period of time during which you continue to be successful or to fail
be on a winning/losing streak
Celtic are on a six-game winning streak.
4.) streak of lightning/fire/light etc
a long straight flash of ↑lightning, fire etc
streak 2
streak2 v
1.) [I always + adverb/preposition]
to run or fly somewhere so fast you can hardly be seen
streak across/along/down etc
Two jets streaked across the sky.
2.) [T usually passive]
to cover something with lines of colour, liquid etc
The sky was streaked yellow and purple.
streak with
His hands and arms were streaked with paint.
3.) [I]
to run across a public place with no clothes on as a joke or in order to shock people

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