Толковый словарь английского языка - streak
Streak
streak
I. noun see: strike Date: before 12th century a line or mark of a different color or texture from the ground ; stripe , 2. the color of the fine powder of a mineral obtained by scratching or rubbing against a hard white surface and constituting an important distinguishing character, inoculum implanted in a line on a solid medium, any of numerous virus diseases of plants (as tobacco and maize) resembling mosaic but usually producing at least some linear markings, 3. a narrow band of light, a lightning bolt, 4. a slight admixture ; trace , a brief run (as of luck), a consecutive series , a narrow layer (as of fat), an act or instance of ~ing, II. verb Date: 1576 transitive verb to make ~s on or in , intransitive verb to move swiftly ; rush , to have a ~ (as of winning or outstanding performances), to run naked through a public place, ~er noun
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n. & v. --n. 1 a long thin usu. irregular line or band, esp. distinguished by colour (black with red streaks; a streak of light above the horizon). 2 a strain or element in a person's character (has a streak of mischief). 3 a spell or series (a winning streak). 4 a line of bacteria etc. placed on a culture medium. --v. 1 tr. mark with streaks. 2 intr. move very rapidly. 3 intr. colloq. run naked in a public place as a stunt. Phrases and idioms streak of lightning a sudden prominent flash of lightning. Derivatives streaker n. streaking n. Etymology: OE strica pen-stroke f. Gmc: rel. to STRIKE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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