stream

noun countable

UK /striːm/

Word Forms

singular	stream
plural	streams

1
a small narrow river
A path runs alongside the stream.
Synonyms and related words
Rivers, streams and springs
artesian well
beck
brook
2
a continuous flow of liquid or gas
Blood ran from his nose in a steady stream.
stream of:
A stream of smoke rose from the chimney.
Synonyms and related words
General words for numbers, amounts and quantities
accumulation
allocation
allowance
1. 2a
  a continuous flow of people or things
  stream of:
  a steady stream of visitors/traffic/cars
  He was great company with his endless stream of stories.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for numbers, amounts and quantities
  accumulation
  allocation
  allowance
3
educationa group of school students of about the same age and with the same level of abilities
He’s in the top maths stream.
Synonyms and related words
Student bodies and groups of students
class
dean’s list
form

phrases

come on stream

stream

noun countable

US /strim/

Word Forms

singular	stream
plural	streams

1
a small narrow river
A path runs alongside the stream.
Synonyms and related words
Rivers, streams and springs
artesian well
beck
brook
2
a continuous flow of people or things
stream of:
a steady stream of visitors/traffic/cars
He was great company with his endless stream of stories.
Synonyms and related words
General words for numbers, amounts and quantities
accumulation
allocation
allowance
1. 2a
  a continuous flow of liquid or gas
  Blood ran from his nose in a steady stream.
  stream of:
  A stream of smoke rose from the chimney.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for numbers, amounts and quantities
  accumulation
  allocation
  allowance

phrases

come on stream

stream

verb

UK /striːm/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	stream
he/she/it	streams
present participle	streaming
past tense	streamed
past participle	streamed

1
intransitive to flow continuously
stream down/from/off/into:
Clouds of black smoke streamed from the car.
Tears streamed down his cheeks.
Synonyms and related words
What liquids can do
break
burst
cast up
1. 1a
  transitive to produce a liquid or gas in a continuous flow
  The cut on her leg streamed blood.
  Synonyms and related words
  To send something out into the air or environment
  give off
  send out
  emit
2. 1b
  intransitive to move in large numbers in a continuous flow
  stream across/down/into etc:
  1,200 students streamed into the auditorium.
  Holidaymakers streamed from the hotels to the beach.
  Synonyms and related words
  To go somewhere, or to move in a particular direction
  head
  go
  progress
2
intransitive to shine or give off light
stream in/through/from:
There was bright sunlight streaming through the windows.
Synonyms and related words
To shine, glow or give off light
shine
glow
flash
3
intransitive to move and wave in the air or in water
stream behind/in/out:
Her cloak streamed out behind her as she ran.
Synonyms and related words
To jump, or to move in the air
jump
bound
leap
Synonyms and related words
To move, or to make something move in water
go down
carry
sink
4
transitive educationto put school students of about the same age into different groups based on the level of their abilities
Synonyms and related words
To teach someone something
teach
train
educate
5
intransitive/transitive computingto play video or sound on a computer or mobile device by getting it as a continuous stream rather than having to download it; to provide data in this way
I played on this thing all day surfing the web, streaming music videos, downloading games etc
The presentation involved several live videos streamed directly from headsets worn by employees.
Synonyms and related words
To use or program a computer
access
archive
back up

stream

verb

US /strim/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	stream
he/she/it	streams
present participle	streaming
past tense	streamed
past participle	streamed

1
intransitive to flow continuously
stream down/from/off/into:
Clouds of black smoke streamed from the car.
Tears streamed down his cheeks.
Synonyms and related words
What liquids can do
break
burst
cast up
1. 1a
  transitive to produce a liquid or gas in a continuous flow
  The cut on her leg streamed blood.
  Synonyms and related words
  To send something out into the air or environment
  give off
  send out
  emit
2. 1b
  intransitive to move in large numbers in a continuous flow
  stream across/down/into etc.:
  Hundreds of students streamed into the auditorium.
  Vacationing families streamed from the hotels to the beach.
  Synonyms and related words
  To go somewhere, or to move in a particular direction
  head
  go
  progress
2
intransitive to shine or give off light
stream in/through/from:
There was bright sunlight streaming through the windows.
Synonyms and related words
To shine, glow or give off light
shine
glow
flash
3
intransitive to move and wave in the air or in water
stream behind/in/out:
Her cloak streamed out behind her as she ran.
Synonyms and related words
To jump, or to move in the air
jump
bound
leap
Synonyms and related words
To move, or to make something move in water
go down
carry
sink
4
intransitive/transitive computingto play video or sound on a computer or mobile device by getting it as a continuous stream rather than having to download it; to provide data in this way
I played on this thing all day surfing the web, streaming music videos, downloading games , etc.
The presentation involved several live videos streamed directly from headsets worn by employees.
Synonyms and related words
To use or program a computer
access
archive
author

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