1. A narrow marking of a different colour or texture from the background
   "a green toad with small black streaks or bars";
   - stripe, bar
    
2. An unbroken series of events
   "had a streak of bad luck";
   - run
    
3. A distinctive characteristic
   "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness"
    
4. A sudden flash (as of lightning)
   "A streak of lightning crossed the sky"

1. Move quickly in a straight line
   "The plane streaked across the sky"
    
2. Run naked in a public place
   "The prankster streaked across the football field"
    
3. Mark with spots or blotches of different colour or shades of colour as if stained
   "The rain streaked the freshly painted wall";
   - mottle, blotch

Derived forms: streaked, streaks, streaking

Type of: characteristic, color [US], color in [US], colorise [Brit], colorize [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], colour in [Brit, Cdn], colourise [Brit], colourize [Brit, Cdn], flash, marking, move, run, succession

Encyclopedia: Streak