Streak — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

noun verb /ˈstrēk/

Meaning & Definition of Streak

Streak (noun)

  1. a line or mark of a different color or texture from the background, stripe
  2. a narrow band of light
  3. a lightning bolt

Streak (verb)

  1. to make streaks on or in
  2. to move swiftly, rush
  3. to have a streak (as of winning or outstanding performances)

Streak (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. a line or long narrow section differing in color from the background

    "the flower has white petals with red streaks"

    similar: band, bar, stripe
    related: blaze, crossbar, pinstripe

  2. a very small amount

    "there's just a streak of stubbornness in that child"

    similar: ace, bit, crumb, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, hint, lick, little, mite, nip, ounce, particle, peanuts, ray, scintilla, scruple, shade, shadow, shred, skosh, smack, smell, smidgen, snap, soupçon, spark, spatter, speck, splash, spot, sprinkling, strain, suspicion, tad, touch, trace, drop in the bucket
    related: hoot, iota, jot, minim, minimum, modicum, semblance, syllable, tittle, vestige, whit, atom, dot, fleck, flyspeck, grain, granule, molecule, morsel, mote, nubbin, patch, scrap, dash, drop, pinch, part, portion, section, bite, nibble, taste, handful, scattering, smatter, smattering, dose, shot, chip, flake, fragment, shard, shiver, sliver, smithereens, splinter, tatter, clipping, paring, shaving
    near: abundance, barrel, boatload, bucket, bundle, bushel, deal, fistful, gobs, heaps, lashings (chiefly British), loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, oodles, passel, peck, pile, plenty, potful, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, stack, wad, wealth, volume, bonanza, embarrassment, excess, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, chunk, hunk, lump, slab

Streak (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to make stripes on

    "light from the setting sun streaked the clouds in brilliant bands of pink and orange"

    similar: band, bar, stripe
    related: blaze

Related Entry: Talk a blue streak (phrase)

Talk a blue streak is a different word from Streak. The synonyms below are for talk a blue streak, not for streak.

  1. to engage in casual or rambling conversation

    "The kids could really talk a blue streak when they got together."

    similar: babble, blab, cackle, chaffer (British), chat, chatter, chin (slang), converse, gab, gabble, gas, jabber, jaw, kibitz, natter, palaver, patter, prate, prattle, rap, rattle, run on, schmooze, talk, twitter, visit, blow smoke, chew the fat, shoot the breeze
    related: gossip, tattle, descant, discuss, expatiate, yak, yammer, yap

Related Entry: Talked a blue streak (phrase)

Talked a blue streak is a different word from Streak. The synonyms below are for talked a blue streak, not for streak.

  1. to engage in casual or rambling conversation

    "The kids could really talk a blue streak when they got together."

    similar: babbled, blabbed, cackled, chaffered (British), chatted, chattered, chinned (slang), conversed, gabbed, gabbled, gassed, jabbered, jawed, kibitzed, nattered, palavered, pattered, prated, prattled, ran on, rapped, rattled, schmoozed, talked, twittered, visited, blew smoke, chewed the fat, shot the breeze
    related: gossiped, tattled, descanted, discussed, expatiated, yakked, yammered, yapped

Related Entry: Talks a blue streak (phrase)

Talks a blue streak is a different word from Streak. The synonyms below are for talks a blue streak, not for streak.

  1. to engage in casual or rambling conversation

    "The kids could really talk a blue streak when they got together."

    similar: babbles, blabs, cackles, chaffers (British), chats, chatters, chins (slang), converses, gabbles, gabs, gases, jabbers, jaws, kibitzes, natters, palavers, patters, prates, prattles, raps, rattles, runs on, schmoozes, talks, twitters, visits, blows smoke, chews the fat, shoots the breeze
    related: gossips, tattles, descants, discusses, expatiates, yaks, yammers, yaps

Related Entry: Talking a blue streak (phrase)

Talking a blue streak is a different word from Streak. The synonyms below are for talking a blue streak, not for streak.

  1. to engage in casual or rambling conversation

    "The kids could really talk a blue streak when they got together."

    similar: babbling, blabbing, cackling, chaffering (British), chattering, chatting, chinning (slang), conversing, gabbing, gabbling, gassing, jabbering, jawing, kibitzing, nattering, palavering, pattering, prating, prattling, rapping, rattling, running on, schmoozing, talking, twittering, visiting, blowing smoke, chewing the fat, shooting the breeze
    related: gossiping, tattling, descanting, discussing, expatiating, yakking, yammering, yapping

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Streak

The most common words with a similar meaning to Streak:

band, bar, stripe, ace, bit, crumb, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, hint, lick, little, mite, nip, ounce, particle, peanuts, ray, scintilla, scruple, shade, shadow, shred, skosh, smack, smell, smidgen, snap, soupçon, spark, spatter, speck, splash, spot, sprinkling, strain, suspicion, tad, touch

Related Words for Streak

blaze, crossbar, pinstripe, hoot, iota, jot, minim, minimum, modicum, semblance, syllable, tittle, vestige, whit, atom, dot, fleck, flyspeck, grain, granule, molecule, morsel, mote, nubbin, patch, scrap, dash, drop, pinch, part

Near Antonyms of Streak

abundance, barrel, boatload, bucket, bundle, bushel, deal, fistful, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, oodles, passel, peck, pile, plenty, potful, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, stack, wad

Word Forms of Streak

Inflections: streaked, streaking, streaks

Derived words: streaker (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Streak

Middle English streke, from Old English strica; akin to Old High German strich line, Latin striga row strike

First known use: before 12th century

Words & Phrases Containing Streak

streak camera, blue streak, primitive streak, hot streak, mean streak, rebellious streak, stubborn streak, talk a blue streak

Frequently Asked Questions about Streak

What does "Streak" mean?

"Streak" means a line or mark of a different color or texture from the background, stripe. As an a noun and a verb, it is defined as: a line or mark of a different color or texture from the background, stripe. It has 3 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Streak"?

Other words for "Streak" include band, bar, stripe, ace, bit, crumb, dab and dram. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Streak" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Streak"?

There are 95 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Streak". Common alternatives include band, bar, stripe, ace, bit, crumb, dab, dram, driblet and glimmer.

How do you use "Streak" in a sentence?

Examples of "Streak" in a sentence: "the flower has white petals with red streaks"; "there's just a streak of stubbornness in that child"; "light from the setting sun streaked the clouds in brilliant bands of pink and orange".

Is "Streak" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Streak" can be used as a noun and a verb, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Streak"?

"Streak" is pronounced /ˈstrēk/.

What is the origin of the word "Streak"?

"Streak" comes from Middle English streke, from Old English strica; akin to Old High German strich line, Latin striga row strike. First known use: before 12th century.

What is another word for "Streak" meaning "a line or long narrow section differing in color from the background"?

When "Streak" (noun) means a line or long narrow section differing in color from the background, synonyms include band, bar and stripe.