streak
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streak
- /stɹiːk/
Rhymes with -iːk
Where it comes from
From Middle English streke, from Old English strica, from Proto-Germanic *strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“line”). Related to North Frisian strijck, Old Saxon striki, Middle Low German streke, Low German streek, Danish streg, Swedish streck, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk strek, Icelandic stryk, strykr, Dutch streek, Afrikaans streek, Old High German strih, German Strich, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 (striks).
noun streaks
- An irregular line, as is left from smearing or motion. 'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
- A band, line or stripe. A streak of light on the horizon.
- A continuous series of like events. I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments.
- A measure of activity that tracks how many consecutive days a certain interaction with another user or a service has taken place, a form of gamification to drive user engagement. Out went conversation in favour of fast and more immediate pleasures. We migrated on to texts, voice notes, emojis and the Snapchat “streak”.
- A consistent facet of somebody's personality. a mean streak
- A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one. She's a quiet, bookish person, but she has a rebellious streak.
- The 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.
- A moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella. Streak (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- A strake.
- A rung or round of a ladder.
- The act of streaking, or running naked through a public area.
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A group of tigers.
The detection of Feline Panleukopenia (FLP) infection in a streak of tigers rescued in Karnataka has raised concerns among forest officials and veterinarians across the country.
Similar: ambush
verb streaks · streaking · streaked
- To have or obtain streaks. If you clean a window in direct sunlight, it will streak.
- To run quickly. "As it was I came a hell of a crack against a Dam' rustic arbour in the garden. Dam' near stunned me. But I never stopped a second. Up and over the back fence and streaked for the common."
- To run naked in public. It was a pleasant game until some guy went streaking across the field.
- To move very swiftly. But when we streaked through Doncaster at all but a mile-a-minute, with a miraculously clear road, in no more than 37 min. 18 sec. from the York start, I began to sit up and take notice.
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To create streaks upon.
You will streak a window by cleaning it in direct sunlight.
Similar: vein
- To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mottle, blotch, stripe, run, smear, surge, band, spate, skein, tramp, plate, low, sowing, floozy, skank, drag
Translations
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noun irregular line
| Español | raya, trazo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 条痕 jōkon |
| 中文 | 痕迹 hénjì |
| Português | risco |
| Français | raie |
| Deutsch | Schliere |
| Italiano | striatura, striscia |
| Русский | полоса́ polosá, поло́ска polóska |
| Tiếng Việt | vệt |
noun continuous series of events
| Español | sarta, racha, ristra, serie, secuencia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 连胜 liánshèng, 连续记录 |
| Português | série |
| Русский | полоса́ polosá, череда čereda |
noun color of mineral powder
| Español | trazo |
|---|
noun species of moth
| Español | geómetra |
|---|---|
| Français | chésias du genêt |
| Deutsch | Später Ginsterspanner |
verb to run naked in public
| Español | correr desnudo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 裸奔 luǒbēn |
| Deutsch | flitzen |
verb to create streaks
| Español | rayar |
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Talk about this word "streak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/streak. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. streak. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/streak "streak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/streak.Cite this
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title = {streak},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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