streak
To have or obtain streaksTo have or obtain streaks.
» They have lost 10 games in a row since their winning streak ended.
С тех пор как их череда побед закончилась, они проиграли 10 игр подряд.
Відтоді як їхня низка перемог закінчилася, вони програли 10 ігор поспіль.
Meaning
6 senses(intransitive)To have or obtain streaks.
If you clean a window in direct sunlight, it will streak.
schlieren
(intransitive)To run quickly.
run naked in a public place
(intransitive)To run naked in public.
It was a pleasant game until some guy went streaking across the field.
flitzen
(intransitive)To move very swiftly.
move quickly in a straight line
(transitive)To create streaks upon.
You will streak a window by cleaning it in direct sunlight.
(Scotland, UK, obsolete)To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.
Examples
48 sentencesThey have lost 10 games in a row since their winning streak ended.
Відтоді як їхня низка перемог закінчилася, вони програли 10 ігор поспіль. — tikan0
ruС тех пор как их череда побед закончилась, они проиграли 10 игр подряд. — tikan0
Tom has a violent streak.
У Тома є злісна жилка. — deniko
Her hair is streaked with gray.
Will our team continue its losing streak?
I hope our team continues its winning streak.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English streke, from Old English strica, from Proto-Germanic *strikiz, from PrFrom 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).
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Forms
streaks, streaking, streaked, streakedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle