to streak
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3.7
- verb
- /striːk/
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surcar
- The comet streaked across the night sky, leaving a brilliant tail behind.
- streak across the sky
Examples
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The plateau is suddenly quiet as the probe streaks toward the distant sun and disappears from view.
Fiction book (1994) -
The jackrabbit picked that moment to streak away across the packed snow.
Fiction book (1992) -
I stood there and watched it streak across the sky.
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Crowhurst continues to streak south, leaving his difficulties behind.
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But Chester streaked across the field and distracted him.
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Louise floors the car, and it streaks off, putting some distance between them and the police car.
Fiction book (1991) -
Even now, Colonel Glenn is streaking toward the United States.
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A small ball of light is streaking across the sky, just above the watery plains.
Fiction book (1993) -
Lesson caught sight of the Firefly as it streaked across the ridge and dropped into the valley beyond.
Fiction book (1991) -
On the 50th anniversary of the Wright brothers' historic flight, another historic flight takes place, as Scott Crossfield streaks across the skies over the California desert.
Synonyms
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5.4
To move quickly and directly in a straight line
To move very quickly in a straight, forceful way
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A plant disease that makes tomato and other crops have pale lines on leaves and reduces how much they produce
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb streak comes from the same idea of a fast, straight line, like a meteor shooting across the sky. So to 'streak' across something is to move very quickly in a straight path and often leave a visible trail.