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to streak

to streak

11 8.6
To run naked in a public place as a joke
  • verb
  • /striːk/
  • Offensive
: correr desnudo
  • We're going streaking through the quad and into the gymnasium.
  • go streaking
  • streak naked
  • streak across the stage

Examples

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

To put clothes on yourself or someone else

314 3.7

To hide something so people cannot see or find out about it

Compounds

27 3.2

A series of games a player or team does not win

A time when a person or team wins several games in a row

mean streak
  • Informal
7 6.5

A habit of being unkind or cruel to other people

lap-streak
  • Specialized
9.9

Made of overlapping wooden boards that form the boat's bottom and sides

tomato streak
  • Specialized
8.2

A plant disease that makes tomato and other crops have pale lines on leaves and reduces how much they produce

A long time when someone suffers a lot

streak of piss
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who is very afraid and acts in a shameful way

How Indecent

to expose
  • NSFW
56 6.1
to streak
  • Offensive
11 8.6
to moon
  • Offensive
13 9.9
flash
16 5.8

Surface Forms

streak infinitive
streaked past
streaked past participle
streaking present participle
streaks third person singular

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the verb streak meaning to run naked in public is to imagine someone rushing past like a bright flash, leaving only a quick 'streak' of movement. The sudden, fast image of a 'streak' is why the word came to mean this kind of prank.