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1.nounAn irregular line left from smearing or motion."The picture I took out the car window had streaks."
2.nounA continuous series of like events."I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments."
3.nounThe color of the powder of a mineral. So called, because a simple field test for a mineral is to streak it against unglazed white porcelain.
4.nounA moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella.
5.nounA tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one."She's a quiet, bookish person, but she has a rebellious streak."
6.nounA strake.
7.nounA rung or round of a ladder.
8.nounThe act of streaking, or running naked through a public area
9.verbTo have or obtain streaks."If you clean a window in direct sunlight, it will streak."
10.verbTo run naked in public. (Contrast flash)"It was a pleasant game until some guy went streaking across the field."
11.verbTo create streaks."You will streak a window by cleaning it in direct sunlight."
12.verbTo move very swiftly.
13.verbTo stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.