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  • Definition
    • stream :to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
      • their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind

    • stream :dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
      • two streams of development run through American history|stream of consciousness|the flow of thought|the current of history

    • stream :exude profusely
      • She was streaming with sweat|His nose streamed blood

    • stream :move in large numbers
      • people were pouring out of the theater|beggars pullulated in the plaza

    • stream :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

    • stream :rain heavily
      • Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!

    • stream :a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
      • the raft floated downstream on the current|he felt a stream of air|the hose ejected a stream of water

    • stream :flow freely and abundantly
      • Tears streamed down her face

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