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English noun: streak | |||
| 1. | streak (group) an unbroken series of events | ||
| Samples | Had a streak of bad luck. Nicklaus had a run of birdies. | ||
| Synonyms | run | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | succession | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | losing streak, winning streak | ||
| 2. | streak (attribute) a distinctive characteristic | ||
| Samples | He has a stubborn streak. A streak of wildness. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | characteristic | ||
| 3. | streak (attribute) a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background | ||
| Samples | A green toad with small black stripes or bars. May the Stars and Stripes forever wave. | ||
| Synonyms | bar, stripe | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | marking | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | band, banding, stria, striation | ||
| 4. | streak (event) a sudden flash (as of lightning) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flash | ||
English verb: streak | |||
| 1. | streak (motion) move quickly in a straight line | ||
| Samples | The plane streaked across the sky. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 2. | streak (motion) run naked in a public place | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue streak | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | run | ||
| 3. | streak (creation) mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained | ||
| Synonyms | blotch, mottle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize | ||
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