streak

streak
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noun
1 thin mark
ADJECTIVE
dark

There were dark streaks down her cheeks where she had been crying.

faint, pale
bright
blond, golden, grey/gray
PREPOSITION
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 character
ADJECTIVE
strong
hidden
cruel, mean, nasty, ruthless, selfish, vicious, violent
independent, rebellious, stubborn
adventurous, competitive
puritanical
VERB + 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 luck
ADJECTIVE
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)
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verb
Streak is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑tear

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