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Definition stream in British English

stream verb

verb
/striːm/
Example

Clouds of black smoke streamed from the car.

Example

Tears streamed down his cheeks.

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1.1

to produce a liquid or gas in a continuous flow

Example

The cut on her leg streamed blood.

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1.2

to move in large numbers in a continuous flow

Example

1,200 students streamed into the auditorium.

Example

Holidaymakers streamed from the hotels to the beach.

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2

to shine or give off light

Example

There was bright sunlight streaming through the windows.

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3

to move and wave in the air or in water

Example

Her cloak streamed out behind her as she ran.

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4

to put school students of about the same age into different groups based on the level of their abilities

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5

to play video or sound on a computer or mobile device by getting it as a continuous stream rather than having to download it; to provide data in this way

Example

I played on this thing all day surfing the web, streaming music videos, downloading games etc

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Definition stream in British English