Streak
To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.
A line or long mark of a different color from the ground; a stripe; a vein.
A strake.
The fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when scratched or rubbed against a harder surface, the color of which is sometimes a distinguishing character.
The rung or round of a ladder.
To form streaks or stripes in or on; to stripe; to variegate with lines of a different color, or of different colors.
With it as an object: To run swiftly.
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Streak Quotations
If a woman hasn't got a tiny streak of harlot in her, she's a dry stick as a rule.
David Herbert Lawrence
I've been on such a losing streak that if I had been around I would have taken General Custer and given points.
Joe E. Lewis
It was not a friendly game, and Jerry certainly did not have friendliness in his eyes. He had an extra mean streak that day. He was out of control and probably should have been ejected.
Roger Staubach
I had that stubborn streak, the Irish in me I guess.
Gregory Peck
I think I've still got a bit of a sado-masochistic streak in me, because if I'm not going to be restricted by corsets and covered in lace, then I still wind up wearing an ape-mask over my face. I do wonder how I get myself in these situations!
Helena Bonham Carter
Politically, Obama's amazing streak of self-destructing opponents who have lain beneath his feet during his unlikely political career appears to be holding.
Eric Alterman
I have an independent streak. You know, it's kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.
Betty Ford
Every winning streak will have to end sometime.
Jahangir Khan
I think I went on a nice winning streak of about 20 fights until I fought Jorge Reyes and he stopped me in 6 rounds after I punched myself out.
Alexis Arguello
Even when I was very depressed, I could hold on to something. It seems that I have always had that streak of gold that I could hold on to.
Michael Schenker
I like stirring things up. I'm on the side of the kids more than I am on the adults. And occasionally I find some adults that have that same mischievous streak, so I don't get in too much trouble.
William Joyce
When I'm in bars or clubs, it gets to the point where I feel I'm obliged to streak. It's not a problem.
Mark Roberts
Both of us are known for probably at times regrettable streak of independence.
David Kay
I work with Garry no matter what. What I wanted to keep going was the streak.
Hector Elizondo
There are all these scripts where the women, if they're working, are prostitutes and lawyers with an angry streak who'll kill you. It's a reaction to women leaving their men and men being angry about it and saying it on some subconscious level.
Parker Posey
One of the symptoms of a losing streak is a turnover of top executives. It's a revolving door.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Everything happens to me. I've never had a streak of luck in my life.
Eddie Slovik
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Streak Translations
streak in Dutch is schreef, haal, schrap, streek, streep
streak in French is bigarrent, bigarrons, bigarrez, bigarrer
streak in German is Streifen
streak in Latin is virga
streak in Portuguese is raia
streak in Swedish is strimma, drag
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