Meaning of stream in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /strim/

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  1. Verb

    stream

    Definitions

    1. to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind

    Examples

    • « their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind »
  2. 2. exude profusely

    Examples

    • « She was streaming with sweat »
    • « His nose streamed blood »
  3. 3. move in large numbers

    Examples

    • « people were pouring out of the theater »
    • « beggars pullulated in the plaza »
  4. 4. rain heavily

    Examples

    • « Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside! »
  5. 5. flow freely and abundantly

    Examples

    • « Tears streamed down her face »

  6. Noun

    stream

    Etymology

    Old English strēam (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stroom, German Strom, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek rhein‘to flow’

    Definitions

    1. a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
  7. 2. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

    Examples

    • « two streams of development run through American history »
    • « stream of consciousness »
    • « the flow of thought »
    • « the current of history »
  8. 3. a steady flow (usually from natural causes)

    Examples

    • « the raft floated downstream on the current »
    • « he felt a stream of air »
  9. 4. the act of flowing or streaming

    Examples

    • « continuous progression »
  10. 5. something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

    Examples

    • « a stream of people emptied from the terminal »
    • « the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors »