Streak - Definition

streak

n 1: an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck";
"Nicklaus had a run of birdies" [syn: streak, run]
2: a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a
streak of wildness"
3: a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the
background; "a green toad with small black stripes or bars";
"may the Stars and Stripes forever wave" [syn: stripe,
streak, bar]
4: a sudden flash (as of lightning)
v 1: move quickly in a straight line; "The plane streaked across
the sky"
2: run naked in a public place
3: mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of
color as if stained [syn: mottle, streak, blotch]

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