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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
streak /strik/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a long, narrow mark, smear, etc.:streaks of paint where the liquid had dripped.
  2. a layer:streaks of fat in meat.
  3. a strain or element, as of behavior or personality:a wild streak.
  4. a number of occurrences, as in a series;
    a spell;
    run:a streak of good luck.
  5. a flash leaving a visible line, as of lightning;
    a bolt.

v. 
  1. to form streaks (on): [no object]The windows streak if you don't wash them.[~ + object]The windows were streaked with dirt.
  2. [~ + object] to lighten or color (strands of hair).
  3. to run, go, or work rapidly:[no object]The jets streaked across the sky.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
streak  (strēk),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like:streaks of mud.
  2. a portion or layer of something, distinguished by color or nature from the rest; a vein or stratum:streaks of fat in meat.
  3. a vein, strain, or admixture of anything:a streak of humor.
  4. Informal Terms
    • a spell or run:a streak of good luck.
    • an uninterrupted series:The team had a losing streak of ten games.
  5. a flash leaving a visible line or aftereffect, as of lightning;
    bolt.
  6. Mineralogythe line of powder obtained by scratching a mineral or rubbing it upon a hard, rough white surface, often differing in color from the mineral in the mass, and serving as an important distinguishing character.
  7. [Plant Pathol.]
    • Plant Diseasesan elongated, narrow, superficial lesion on stems or leaf veins, becoming brown and necrotic.
    • Plant Diseasesany disease characterized by such lesions.
  8. blue streak. See blue streak. 

v.t. 
  1. to mark with a streak or streaks;
    form streaks on:sunlight streaking the water with gold; frost streaking the windows.
  2. to lighten or color (strands of hair) for contrastive effect.
  3. to dispose, arrange, smear, spread, etc., in the form of a streak or streaks:to streak cold germs on a slide for microscopic study.

v.i. 
  1. to become streaked.
  2. to run, go, or work rapidly.
  3. to flash, as lightning.
  4. to make a sudden dash in public while naked, esp. as a prank.
  • bef. 1000; (noun, nominal) Middle English streke, akin to strike, Old English strica stroke, line, mark; cognate with German Strich, Gothic striks stroke, Latin strigil strigil; (verb, verbal) late Middle English streken to cross out, derivative of the noun, nominal (akin to strike, stroke1)
streaked′ness, n. 
streak′er, n. 
streak′like′, adj. 
    3. cast, touch, element, trace.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
streak /striːk/ n
  1. a long thin mark, stripe, or trace of some contrasting colour
  2. (of lightning) a sudden flash
  3. an element or trace, as of some quality or characteristic
  4. a strip, vein, or layer
  5. a short stretch or run, esp of good or bad luck
  6. informal an act or the practice of running naked through a public place
 vb
  1. (transitive) to mark or daub with a streak or streaks
  2. (intransitive) to form streaks or become streaked
  3. (intransitive) to move rapidly in a straight line
  4. (intransitive) informal to run naked through a crowd of people in a public place in order to shock or amuse them
Etymology: Old English strica, related to Old Frisian strike, Old High German strih, Norwegian, Swedish strikastreaked adj ˈstreaker n ˈstreakˌlike adj
streak /striːk/ n
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