streak

/stɹiːk/

noun

1
An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
“The picture I took out the car window had streaks.”
2
A continuous series of like events.
“I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments.”
3
The color of the powder of a mineral. So called, because a simple field test for a mineral is to streak it against unglazed white porcelain.
4
A moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella.
5
A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one.
“She's a quiet, bookish person, but she has a rebellious streak.”
6
A strake.
7
A rung or round of a ladder.
8
The act of streaking, or running naked through a public area

1
To have or obtain streaks.
“If you clean a window in direct sunlight, it will streak.”
2
To run naked in public. (Contrast flash)
“It was a pleasant game until some guy went streaking across the field.”
3
To create streaks.
“You will streak a window by cleaning it in direct sunlight.”
4
To move very swiftly.
5
To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.

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