Meaning of Streak | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
2. A continuous series of like events.
3. 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.
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4. A consistent facet of somebody's personality.
5. 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.
6. A moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella.
7. A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one.
8. A strake.
9. A rung or round of a ladder.
10. The act of streaking, or running naked through a public area.

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Examples

“'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.”

“The picture I took out the car window had streaks.”

“I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments.”

“I was on a winning streak until the fourth game, when I was dealt terrible cards.”

“Out went conversation in favour of fast and more immediate pleasures. We migrated on to texts, voice notes, emojis and the Snapchat “streak”.”

“a mean streak”

“a stubborn streak”

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“She's a quiet, bookish person, but she has a rebellious streak.”

“Rashford showed the fearless streak Southgate so admires with his constant willingness to run at Brazil's defence with pace, even demonstrating on occasion footwork that would not have been out of place from members of England's illustrious opposition.”

“Coinbase’s government work has proved highly controversial to many crypto fans, owing perhaps to the long-running libertarian streak in that community.”

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