26984 words

stream

17 definitions • 31 examples
1
water that flows naturally along a fixed route formed by a channel cut into rock or ground, usually at ground level:

Examples:

a mountain stream
stream flows There's a bubbling stream that flows through their property.
2
any current of water or liquid:

Examples:

blood stream the level of cholesterol in your blood stream
3
the direction in which water is moving:

Examples:

She stopped rowing and let the boat float with the stream.
4
a continuous flow of things or people:

Examples:

steady stream There has been a steady stream of phone calls from worried customers.
constant stream I had a constant stream of visitors while I was ill.
5
a group of school students with similar ability who are approximately the same age and are taught together:

Examples:

I'm in the A stream for maths, and the B stream for English.
the top/bottom stream
6

Examples:

tears stream down someone’s face There were tears streaming down his face.
blood streams from One woman was carried from the scene of the accident with blood streaming from her head.
UK I've got a terrible cold and my nose has been streaming all week.
7
to move continuously in one direction:

Examples:

stream out of We were all very excited as we streamed out of our final exam.
8

Examples:

On YouTube, millions of videos are streamed every day.
To pick up this signal, you will need a high-speed internet connection to stream it to your computer.
9
to group and teach together school students with similar abilities who are approximately the same age:

Examples:

In Britain, we start to stream the children in year 10.
10
a small river that flows on or below the surface of the ground:

Examples:

Rivers are wider, deeper, and longer than streams.
11

Examples:

The faucet leaked in a steady stream.
An endless stream of traffic clogged the roads today.
12

Examples:

Wi-fi networking allows you to stream music from a PC to the device.
13
to move continuously:

Examples:

Tears streamed down her cheeks.
Sunlight was streaming through the window.
14
a regular flow of money:

Examples:

Utilities have a steady stream of cash coming in from their customers.
15
a large number of things or people of a similar type that happen or are seen one after the other:

Examples:

a/the stream of sth A bankruptcy filing would add to the stream of business failures that have plagued corporate America.
a steady/constant/continuous stream of sth/sb At the moment, we're seeing a steady stream of people in trouble from refinancings.
16
to start to be used to produce or manufacture something:

Examples:

New power plants need to come on stream by 2016-17.
17
to listen to or watch sound or video on a computer, mobile phone, etc. directly from the internet rather than downloading it and saving it first, or to send sound or video in this way:

Examples:

stream video/music/files You can now use your home wi-fi wireless network to stream music from your PC.
Streaming channels to individual handsets takes up a lot of network capacity.
Although TV and other video can be streamed over 3G networks, it is not a broadcast technology.

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