Stream
Definition of Stream
Pronunciation: strēm | n. | 1. | A current of water or other fluid; a liquid flowing continuously in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river, brook, etc., or from a vessel, reservoir, or fountain; specifically, any course of running water; as, many streams are blended in the Mississippi; gas and steam came from the earth in streams; a stream of molten lead from a furnace; a stream of lava from a volcano. | | 2. | A beam or ray of light. | | 3. | Anything issuing or moving with continued succession of parts; as, a stream of words; a stream of sand. | | 4. | A continued current or course; as, a stream of weather. | | 5. | Current; drift; tendency; series of tending or moving causes; as, the stream of opinions or manners.| Gulf stream | | See under Gulf. |
| | v. i. | 1. | To issue or flow in a stream; to flow freely or in a current, as a fluid or whatever is likened to fluids; as, tears streamed from her eyes. | | 2. | To pour out, or emit, a stream or streams. | | 3. | To issue in a stream of light; to radiate. | | 4. | To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind; as, a flag streams in the wind. | | v. t. | 1. | To send forth in a current or stream; to cause to flow; to pour; as, his eyes streamed tears. | | 2. | To mark with colors or embroidery in long tracts. | | 3. | To unfurl.| To stream the buoy | | (Naut.) See under Buoy. |
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