[striːk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings
(e.g: a streak of oil)

- an element of a specified kind in someone's character
(e.g: there's a streak of insanity in the family)

- an act of running naked in a public place so as to shock or amuse others
(e.g: a streak for charity)


Phrases:
- like a streak
- mean streak
- streak of lightning

Origin:
Old English strica, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch streek and German Strich, also to strike. The sense ‘run naked’ was originally US slang

[striːk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cover (a surface) with streaks
(e.g: tears streaking her face, Cynthia looked up)

- move very fast in a specified direction
(e.g: the cat streaked across the street)

- run naked in a public place so as to shock or amuse others
(e.g: the singer admitted to streaking in his home town in the seventies)


Phrases:
- like a streak
- mean streak
- streak of lightning

Origin:
Old English strica, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch streek and German Strich, also to strike. The sense ‘run naked’ was originally US slang