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noun (plural streams) |
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1. small river: a narrow and shallow river
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2. constant flow: a constant flow of liquid or gas
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3. air or water current: a current of air or water
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4. continuous series: a continuous series or flow of people, things, or events
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5. quick or unbroken flow: a quick or uninterrupted burst, flow, or succession
  a stream of questions
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6. prevailing attitude: a general or prevailing attitude, drift, or trend
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7. beam of light: a steady ray or beam of light
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8. U.K. education group of pupils of similar ability: a group or level in which students of similar ability are placed and taught together
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verb (past and past participle streamed, present participle stream·ing, 3rd person present singular streams) |
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1. intransitive verb flow in large quantities: to flow, or appear to flow, continuously or quickly and in large quantities
Blood was streaming from the wound.
Sunlight streamed through the open window.
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2. intransitive verb move in same direction: to move continuously in large numbers in the same direction
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3. transitive and intransitive verb produce flow of liquid: to emit or produce liquid in a continuous flow
His eyes streamed tears.
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4. transitive and intransitive verb float freely: to float or trail freely in air, wind, or water, or cause something to do this
an advertising banner streaming behind the airplane
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5. transitive and intransitive verb U.K. education put pupils in ability groups: to place students in groups according to their ability
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6. transitive verb online broadcast something in real time: to broadcast video, audio, etc. material via the Internet or a computer network in real time
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| [ Old English strēam< Indo-European, "to flow"] |
