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streak
verb
to
move
very
quickly
in
a
straight
or
almost
straight
line
•
A
shooting
star
streaked
across
the
sky
before
we
could
make
a
wish
.
A
shooting
star
streaked
across
the
sky
before
we
could
make
a
wish
.
•
The
cat
streaked
out
of
the
room
when
it
heard
the
vacuum
cleaner
.
The
cat
streaked
out
of
the
room
when
it
heard
the
vacuum
cleaner
.
From
the
noun
sense
“
line
of
light
,”
extended
to
fast
movement
in
the
17th
century
.
verb
to
run
naked
through
a
public
place
as
a
prank
or
protest
•
A
college
student
streaked
across
the
football
field
during
halftime
.
A
college
student
streaked
across
the
football
field
during
halftime
.
•
The
pranksters
plan
to
streak
through
the
town
square
at
midnight
.
The
pranksters
plan
to
streak
through
the
town
square
at
midnight
.
First
recorded
in
1973
at
U
.
S
.
universities
,
probably
from
the
idea
of
a
brief
naked
flash
like
a
streak
of
light
.
