v. t. | 1. | To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body. |
n. | 1. | A line or long mark of a different color from the ground; a stripe; a vein. |
2. | (Shipbuilding) A strake. | |
3. | (Min.) The fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when scratched or rubbed against a harder surface, the color of which is sometimes a distinguishing character. | |
4. | The rung or round of a ladder. | |
v. t. | 1. | To form streaks or stripes in or on; to stripe; to variegate with lines of a different color, or of different colors. |
2. | With it as an object: To run swiftly. |
Noun | 1. | streak - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" Synonyms: run |
2. | streak - a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness" | |
3. | streak - a marking of a different color or texture from the background Synonyms: stripe | |
4. | streak - a sudden flash (as of lightning) | |
Verb | 1. | streak - move quickly in a straight line; "The plane streaked across the sky" |
2. | streak - run naked in a public place | |
3. | streak - mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained |