An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
A continuous series of like events.
I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments.
A consistent facet of somebody's personality.
a mean streak
From Middle English streke, from Old English strica, from Proto-Germanic *strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“line”). Related to North Frisian strijck, Old Saxon striki, Middle Low German str...
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"As it was I came a hell of a crack against a Dam' rustic arbour in the garden. Dam' near stunned me. But I never stopped a second. Up and over the back fence and streaked for the common."
To run naked in public.
It was a pleasant game until some guy went streaking across the field.