Что (кто) такое Streak - определение
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Streaked; Streak (disambiguation); The Streak
streak
(streaks, streaking, streaked)
1.
A streak is a long stripe or mark on a surface which contrasts with the surface because it is a different colour.
There are these dark streaks on the surface of the moon...
The flames begin as a few streaks of red against the pale brown of the walls.
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2.
If something streaks a surface, it makes long stripes or marks on the surface.
Rain had begun to streak the window-panes...
His face was pale and streaked with dirt.
VERB: V n, be V-ed with n
3.
If someone has a streak of a particular type of behaviour, they sometimes behave in that way.
He's still got a mean streak.
N-COUNT: usu sing, with supp
4.
If something or someone streaks somewhere, they move there very quickly.
A meteorite streaked across the sky...
= dart
VERB: V prep/adv
5.
A winning streak or a lucky streak is a continuous series of successes, for example in gambling or sport. A losing streak or an unlucky streak is a series of failures or losses.
The casinos had better watch out since I'm obviously on a lucky streak!
N-COUNT: adj N
streak
I
n.
tendency, trait
(usu. derog.)
1) a cruel; jealous; mean streak
2) a yellow streak ('cowardice')
series
3) a losing; winning streak
II
v. (P; intr.) to streak across a field
streak
Википедия
Streak
Streak or streaking may refer to:
- Streaking, running naked in a public place
- Streaking or surfactant leaching in acrylic paints
- Streaking (microbiology), a method of purifying micro-organisms
- Streak (mineralogy), the color left by a mineral dragged across a rough surface
- Streak (moth), in the family Geometridae
- Streak (film), a 2008 film
- Winning streak, consecutive wins in sport or gambling
- Losing streak
- The Streak (professional wrestling), a run of victories for The Undertaker at WrestleMania
- The Streak (Easton High School Wrestling), a Pennsylvania, US, high-school streak
- Iron man (sports streak), an athlete of unusual physical endurance
- Hitting streak, in baseball, a consecutive amount of games in which a player appears and gets at least one base hit.
- Dell Streak, tablet computer by Dell
- Streak camera, device to measure short optical pulses
- "The Streak" (song), a 1974 record by Ray Stevens
- Archenteron, an indentation on a blastula
- Heath Streak, former Zimbabwe cricket team captain
- Aero-Flight Streak, a late 1940s single engine civilian aircraft
- Streak (company) is a private American company founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, California
Примеры произношения для Streak
1. long streak.
Dear Old People - Meet Today's Teenager _ Cory Levy _ Talks at Google
2. humanitarian streak.
Ten Women Who Changed Science, and The World _ Catherine Whitlock _ Talks at Google
3. It's a historic streak.
Building a Championship Culture _ Rick Welts & Jennifer Azzi _ Talks at Google
4. streak in the camera.
The Creative Process _ John Paul Caponigro _ Talks at Google
5. streak in sports.
The Billionaire and The Mechanic _ Julian Guthrie & Joseph Ozanne _ Talks at Google
Примеры употребления для Streak
1. Related Articles Champ’s winning streak ends_(...SPORTS...)
2. Morale has plummeted; the team is on a losing streak.
3. Lewis Hamilton continues his winning streak – with the girls.
4. He was fooled and lured into complacency by the streak.
5. Markets End Losing Streak Bloomberg Russian stocks climbed for the first time in eight days as the MICEX Index snapped its longest losing streak in three years.