Stream - Definition

n 1: a natural body of running water flowing on or under the
earth [syn: stream, watercourse]
2: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive
events or ideas; "two streams of development run through
American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of
thought"; "the current of history" [syn: stream, flow,
current]
3: the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression [syn:
flow, stream]
4: something that resembles a flowing stream in moving
continuously; "a stream of people emptied from the terminal";
"the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"
[syn: stream, flow]
5: a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the
raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of
air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water" [syn: current,
stream]
v 1: to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their
manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"
2: exude profusely; "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose
streamed blood"
3: move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the
theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" [syn: pour,
swarm, stream, teem, pullulate]
4: rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
[syn: pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain
buckets]
5: flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face"
[syn: stream, well out]