Meaning of 'streak'

noun

a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background

Synonyms: bar

noun

a distinctive characteristic

Example: "They have a stubborn streak."

noun

a sudden flash (as of lightning)

noun

an unbroken series of events

Example: "had a streak of bad luck"

Synonyms: run

verb

mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

Synonyms: blotch mottle

verb

run naked in a public place

verb

move quickly in a straight line

Example: "The plane streaked across the sky"