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Noun (4 meanings)

1. an unbroken series of events.

Examples:

“had a streak of bad luck”,
“Nicklaus had a run of birdies”

streak is a type of:

succession (noun) - a group of people or things arranged or following in order

types of streak:

losing streak (noun) - a streak of losses
winning streak (noun) - a streak of wins

2. a distinctive characteristic.

Examples:

“he has a stubborn streak”,
“a streak of wildness”

streak is a type of:

characteristic (noun) - a distinguishing quality

3. a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background.

stripe, streak, bar

Examples:

“a green toad with small black stripes or bars”,
“may the Stars and Stripes forever wave”

streak is a type of:

marking (noun) - a pattern of marks

types of streak:

band, banding, stria, striation (noun) - a stripe or stripes of contrasting color

streak is derivationally related to:

to mottle, streak, blotch (verb) - mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
streaked, streaky (adjective) - marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations
to stripe (verb) - mark with stripes
striped, stripy (adjective) - marked or decorated with stripes

4. a sudden flash (as of lightning).

streak is a type of:

flash (noun) - a sudden intense burst of radiant energy

Verb (3 meanings)

1. move quickly in a straight line.

Example:

“The plane streaked across the sky”

to streak is a way to:

to move (verb) - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

2. run naked in a public place.

to streak is a way to:

to run (verb) - move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

to streak is derivationally related to:

streaker (noun) - someone who takes off all their clothes and runs naked through a public place

3. mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained.

to mottle, streak, blotch

to streak is a way to:

to color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in (verb) - add color to

to streak is derivationally related to:

blotch, splodge, splotch (noun) - an irregularly shaped spot
mottling (noun) - the act of coloring with areas of different shades
stripe, streak, bar (noun) - a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background