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Meaning of stream in English
Pronunciation
/strim/
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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.
exude profusely
Examples
« She was streaming with sweat »
« His nose streamed blood »
3.
move in large numbers
Examples
« people were pouring out of the theater »
« beggars pullulated in the plaza »
4.
rain heavily
Examples
« Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside! »
5.
flow freely and abundantly
Examples
« Tears streamed down her face »
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
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 »
3.
a steady flow (usually from natural causes)
Examples
« the raft floated downstream on the current »
« he felt a stream of air »
4.
the act of flowing or streaming
Examples
« continuous progression »
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 »