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stream
noun
    1. A very narrow river; a brook, burn or rivulet.
      Thesaurus: river, rivulet, brook, creek, run, tributary, rill, rillet.
    2. Any constant flow of liquid.
      Example: streams of tears
    3. Anything that moves continuously in a line or mass.
      Example: a stream of traffic
    4. An uninterrupted and unrelenting burst or succession, eg of insults.
      Example: a stream of questions
    5. General direction, trend or tendency.
    (Brit)
    6. education.
      Any of several groups that pupils in some schools are allocated to, so that those of a broadly similar ability can be taught together.
    7. A current.
      Example: the Gulf stream
verb streamed, streaming
    intr
    1. To flow or move continuously and in large quantities or numbers.
      Example: Tears were streaming down his face
      Thesaurus: cascade, emit, flood, flow, gush, run, issue, pour, spill, surge, well out.
    intr
    2. To float or trail in the wind.
      Example: Her hair streamed out behind her
    (Brit)
    3. To divide (pupils) into streams.
Derivative: streaming
noun, adj
    Derivative: streamy
      See separate entry.
    Idiom: go with the stream (swim, sail etc with the stream)
      To conform to the majority opinion.
    Etymology: Anglo-Saxon stream.



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