- streak
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 thin markADJECTIVE▪ dark▪
There were dark streaks down her cheeks where she had been crying.
▪ faint, pale▪ bright▪ blond, golden, grey/grayPREPOSITION▪ streak of▪The last streaks of light faded from the sky.
PHRASES▪ a streak of lightning▪A streak of lightning forked across the sky.
▪ a streak of red, white, etc.▪She had a few streaks of white in her black hair.
2 aspect of sb's characterADJECTIVE▪ strong▪ hidden▪ cruel, mean, nasty, ruthless, selfish, vicious, violent▪ independent, rebellious, stubborn▪ adventurous, competitive▪ puritanicalVERB + STREAK▪ have▪Most of the players have a strong competitive streak.
▪ reveal, show▪She suddenly revealed a mean streak in her character.
PREPOSITION▪ with a streak▪trips for those with an adventurous streak
▪ streak of▪There was a streak of eccentricity in the family.
3 period of good/bad luckADJECTIVE▪ hot (esp. AmE), lucky▪ unbeaten (esp. AmE), undefeated (esp. AmE), winning▪The Yankees continued their six-game winning streak.
▪ losing, winless▪Selby finally ended their five-game winless streak.
▪ scoreless (AmE)VERB + STREAK▪ be on, go on (esp. AmE)▪The team has been on a winning streak since it won against Lazio.
▪ continue, extend▪ break (esp. AmE), end, snap (AmE){{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbStreak is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑tear
Collocations dictionary. 2013.