stream

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A current of water or other fluid; a liquid flowing continuously in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river, brook, etc., or from a vessel, reservoir, or fountain; specifically, any course of running water; as, many streams are blended in the Mississippi; gas and steam came from the earth in streams; a stream of molten lead from a furnace; a stream of lava from a volcano.

2. 2noun

   A beam or ray of light.

3. 3noun

   Anything issuing or moving with continued succession of parts; as, a stream of words; a stream of sand.

4. 4noun

   A continued current or course; as, a stream of weather.

5. 5noun

   Current; drift; tendency; series of tending or moving causes; as, the stream of opinions or manners.

6. 6intransitive verb

   To issue or flow in a stream; to flow freely or in a current, as a fluid or whatever is likened to fluids; as, tears streamed from her eyes.

7. 7intransitive verb

   To pour out, or emit, a stream or streams.

8. 8intransitive verb

   To issue in a stream of light; to radiate.

9. 9intransitive verb

   To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind; as, a flag streams in the wind.

10. 10transitive verb

    To send forth in a current or stream; to cause to flow; to pour; as, his eyes streamed tears.

11. 11transitive verb

    To mark with colors or embroidery in long tracts.

12. 12transitive verb

    To unfurl.

13. 13noun

    the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

    Synonyms

    flow
14. 14noun

    a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

    "the raft floated downstream on the current"

    "he felt a stream of air"

    Synonyms

    current
15. 15noun

    dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

    "two streams of development run through American history"

    "stream of consciousness"

    Synonyms

    currentflow
16. 16noun

    a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

    Synonyms

    watercourse
17. 17noun

    something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

    "a stream of people emptied from the terminal"

    "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"

    Synonyms

    flow
18. 18verb

    exude profusely

    "She was streaming with sweat"

    "His nose streamed blood"

19. 19verb

    move in large numbers

    "people were pouring out of the theater"

    "beggars pullulated in the plaza"

    Synonyms

    pourpullulateswarmteem
20. 20verb

    flow freely and abundantly

    "Tears streamed down her face"

21. 21verb

    to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind

    "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"

22. 22verb

    rain heavily

    "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"

    Synonyms

    peltpour