a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like

streaks of mud.

a portion or layer of something, distinguished by color or nature from the rest; a vein or stratum

streaks of fat in meat.

a vein, strain, or admixture of anything

a streak of humor.

Informal .

a spell or run

a streak of good luck.

an uninterrupted series

The team had a losing streak of ten games.

a flash leaving a visible line or aftereffect, as of lightning; bolt.

Mineralogy . the line of powder obtained by scratching a mineral or rubbing it upon a hard, rough white surface, often differing in color from the mineral in the mass, and serving as an important distinguishing character.

Plant Pathology .

an elongated, narrow, superficial lesion on stems or leaf veins, becoming brown and necrotic.

any disease characterized by such lesions.

to mark with a streak or streaks; form streaks on

sunlight streaking the water with gold; frost streaking the windows.

to lighten or color (strands of hair) for contrastive effect.

to dispose, arrange, smear, spread, etc., in the form of a streak or streaks

to streak cold germs on a slide for microscopic study.

to become streaked.

to run, go, or work rapidly.

to flash, as lightning.

to make a sudden dash in public while naked, esp. as a prank. ?

blue streak. blue streak.

noun

band , bar , beam , dash , element , hint , intimation , layer , ray , ridge , rule , shade , slash , smear , strain , stream , strip , stripe , stroke , suggestion , suspicion , touch , trace , breath , ghost , hair , semblance , shadow , soupon , taste , tinge , whiff , whisper , vein , chain , consecution , course , order , procession , progression , round , run , sequence , string , succession , suite , train

verb

band , dapple , daub , fleck , marble , slash , smear , spot , strake , striate , stripe , variegate , vein , blot , dash , hint , layer , line , mark , mottle , rush , series , shade , smudge , speed , strain , stroke , tinge , touch , trace , trait , zoom