streak
noun · verb
Simple meaning
An unbroken series of events.
Pronunciation
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streekIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈstɹik
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
An unbroken series of events
“Had a streak of bad luck.”
A continuous series of like events.
social mediaInternet
A measure of activity that tracks how many consecutive days a certain interaction with another user or a service has taken place, a form of gamification to drive user engagement.
An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
The act of streaking, or running naked through a public area.
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.
verb
Move quickly in a straight line
“The plane streaked across the sky.”
intransitive
To run quickly.
intransitive
To move very swiftly.
Run naked in a public place
intransitive
To have or obtain streaks.
transitive
To create streaks upon.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Formality
- Technical
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: An unbroken series of events
Used this way, streak is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“Had a streak of bad luck.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Usage note
It most often appears in the pattern “streak of …”, which is worth copying when you use it.
Natural pattern: streak of …
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
How It’s Used
The word’s distinct uses, one example each.
Unbroken / continuousnoun
“Had a streak of bad luck.”
Moveverb
“The plane streaked across the sky.”
More ways to use streak
- “Had a streak of bad luck.”noun
- “The plane streaked across the sky.”verb
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
Related forms, grouped by how they connect.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Having overlapping hull planks.
A streak of losses.
Disease of a wide range of plants (tomatoes, potatoes, peas) resulting from a mixed infection of potato and tomato mosaic.
A streak of wins.
Having overlapping hull planks.
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