stream

stream

S0801500 (strēm)n.1. a. A flow of water in a channel or bed, as a brook, rivulet, or small river.b. A steady current in such a flow of water.2. A steady current of a fluid.3. A large amount or number moving or occurring in steady succession: a stream of commuters; a stream of insults. See Synonyms at flow.4. A trend, course, or drift, as of opinion, thought, or history.5. A beam or ray of light.6. Chiefly British A course of study to which students are tracked.7. Computers A steady flow of data.v. streamed, stream·ing, streams v.intr.1. To flow in a stream or current.2. To pour forth or give off a stream; flow: My eyes were streaming with tears.3. To move or arrive in large numbers; pour: Traffic was streaming by. Fan mail streamed in.4. To extend, wave, or float outward: The banner streamed in the breeze.5. a. To leave a continuous trail of light.b. To give forth a continuous stream of light rays or beams; shine.v.tr.1. To emit, discharge, or exude (a body fluid, for example).2. Computers To transmit or receive (audio or video content), especially over the internet, in small, sequential packets that permit the content to be played continuously as it is being received and without saving it to a hard disk.Idiom: on stream In or into operation or production: a new power plant soon to go on stream.

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[Middle English streme, from Old English strēam; see sreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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stream′y adj.

stream

(striːm) n1. (Physical Geography) a small river; brook2. any steady flow of water or other fluid3. something that resembles a stream in moving continuously in a line or particular direction4. a rapid or unbroken flow of speech, etc: a stream of abuse. 5. (Accounting & Book-keeping) a flow of money into a business: a revenue stream. 6. (Education) Brit any of several parallel classes of schoolchildren, or divisions of children within a class, grouped together because of similar ability7. go with the stream drift with the stream to conform to the accepted standards8. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) off stream (of an industrial plant, manufacturing process, etc) shut down or not in production9. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) on stream a. (of an industrial plant, manufacturing process, etc) in or about to go into operation or productionb. available or in existence10. (of an industrial plant, manufacturing process, etc) in or about to go into operation or productionvb11. to emit or be emitted in a continuous flow: his nose streamed blood. 12. (intr) to move in unbroken succession, as a crowd of people, vehicles, etc13. (intr) to float freely or with a waving motion: bunting streamed in the wind. 14. (tr) to unfurl (a flag, etc)15. (Aeronautics) (intr) to move causing a trail of light, condensed gas, etc, as a jet aircraft16. (Mining & Quarrying) mining (when: intr, often foll by for) to wash (earth, gravel, etc) in running water in prospecting (for gold, etc), to expose the particles of ore or metal17. (Education) education Brit to group or divide (children) in streams18. (Computer Science) to transfer (esp audio or video data) in a continuous flow [Old English; related to Old Frisian strām, Old Norse straumr, Old High German stroum, Greek rheuma] ˈstreamlet n ˈstreamˌlike adj

stream

(strim)

n. 1. a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. 2. any flow or current of liquid, fluid, or gas. 3. a trail of light; beam: a stream of moonlight. 4. a continuous succession: a stream of words. 5. prevailing direction; drift: the stream of opinion. v.i. 6. to flow, pass, or issue in a stream. 7. to emit a fluid copiously: eyes streaming with tears. 8. to extend in rays: Sunlight streamed in. 9. to proceed continuously: traffic streaming by. 10. to wave, as a flag in the wind. 11. to hang in a flowing manner: streaming hair. v.t. 12. to discharge in a stream: The wound streamed blood. 13. to cause to float outward, as a flag. Idioms: on stream, in or into operation: The factory will be on stream in a month. [before 900; Old English strēam, c. Old High German stroum; akin to Greek rheîn to flow (see rheum)]

Stream

 a continuous flow.Examples: stream of abuse; of beneficence; of blood, 1225; of bubbles, 1727; of cold air; of emigrants, 1849; of fire, 1777; of ice; of people, 1639; of swifts, 1857; of tears, 1591; of wind, 1753; of words.

stream

Past participle: streamed
Gerund: streaming

Imperative
stream
stream

Present
I stream
you stream
he/she/it streams
we stream
you stream
they stream

Preterite
I streamed
you streamed
he/she/it streamed
we streamed
you streamed
they streamed

Present Continuous
I am streaming
you are streaming
he/she/it is streaming
we are streaming
you are streaming
they are streaming

Present Perfect
I have streamed
you have streamed
he/she/it has streamed
we have streamed
you have streamed
they have streamed

Past Continuous
I was streaming
you were streaming
he/she/it was streaming
we were streaming
you were streaming
they were streaming

Past Perfect
I had streamed
you had streamed
he/she/it had streamed
we had streamed
you had streamed
they had streamed

Future
I will stream
you will stream
he/she/it will stream
we will stream
you will stream
they will stream

Future Perfect
I will have streamed
you will have streamed
he/she/it will have streamed
we will have streamed
you will have streamed
they will have streamed

Future Continuous
I will be streaming
you will be streaming
he/she/it will be streaming
we will be streaming
you will be streaming
they will be streaming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been streaming
you have been streaming
he/she/it has been streaming
we have been streaming
you have been streaming
they have been streaming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been streaming
you will have been streaming
he/she/it will have been streaming
we will have been streaming
you will have been streaming
they will have been streaming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been streaming
you had been streaming
he/she/it had been streaming
we had been streaming
you had been streaming
they had been streaming

Conditional
I would stream
you would stream
he/she/it would stream
we would stream
you would stream
they would stream

Past Conditional
I would have streamed
you would have streamed
he/she/it would have streamed
we would have streamed
you would have streamed
they would have streamed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stream - a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earthwatercoursebody of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"branch - a stream or river connected to a larger onebrook, creek - a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"crossing, ford - a shallow area in a stream that can be fordedheadstream - a stream that forms the source of a rivermeander - a bend or curve, as in a stream or rivermidstream - the middle of a streamriver - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"rill, rivulet, runnel, streamlet, run - a small streamtidal river, tidal stream, tidewater river, tidewater stream - a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream
	2.	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"current, flowcourse, line - a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"
	3.	stream - the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progressionflowmovement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"spillage, spill, release - the act of allowing a fluid to escapeoverflow, flood, outpouring - a large flow
	4.	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"flowmotion - a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"
	5.	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"currenttidal current, tidal flow - the water current caused by the tidesrip current, riptide - a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shoreundertide, undercurrent - a current below the surface of a fluidflow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)violent stream, torrent - a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"eddy, twist - a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itselfmaelstrom, whirlpool, vortex - a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)ocean current - the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction
Verb	1.	stream - to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"be adrift, drift, float, blow - be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
	2.	stream - exude profusely; "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose streamed blood"exudate, exude, ooze out, transude, ooze - release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores"
	3.	stream - move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"pour, pullulate, swarm, teemcrowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"spill out, spill over, pour out - be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets"
	4.	stream - rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, pelt, pourrain, rain down - precipitate as rain; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding"sheet - come down as if in sheets; "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon"sluice, sluice down - pour as if from a sluice; "An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef"
	5.	stream - flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face"well outcourse, flow, run, feed - move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"spin - stream in jets, of liquids; "The creek spun its course through the woods"

stream

noun1. river, brook, creek (U.S.), burn (Scot.), beck, tributary, bayou, rivulet, rill, freshet a mountain stream2. flow, current, rush, run, course, drift, surge, tide, torrent, outpouring, tideway a continuous stream of lava3. succession, series, flood, chain, battery, volley, avalanche, barrage, torrent a never-ending stream of jokes4. group, grouping, set, class, division, grade, category Examinations are used to choose which pupils will move into the top streams.verb1. flow, run, pour, course, issue, flood, shed, spill, emit, glide, cascade, gush, spout Tears streamed down their faces.2. rush, fly, speed, tear, flood, pour The traffic streamed past him.3. float, fly, flap, flutter, waft, swing She was wearing a flimsy pink dress that streamed out behind her.

stream

nounSomething suggestive of running water:current, drift, flood, flow, flux, rush, spate, surge, tide.verb1. To move freely as a liquid:circulate, course, flow, run.2. To come forth or emit in abundance:flow, gush, pour, run, rush, surge, well.

Translations

水流流出流动溪流飘动

stream

(striːm) noun1. a small river or brook. He managed to jump across the stream. 溪流 溪流2. a flow of eg water, air etc. A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses. 流出，湧出 （空氣，水等） 流动，流出，飘动 3. the current of a river etc. He was swimming against the stream. 水流 水流4. in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability. 將學生按能力分成的組 按能力分班（或分组） verb1. to flow. Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind. 流出 流出2. to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability. Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools. 按智力分班 按智力分班ˈstreamer noun a long narrow banner, or narrow paper ribbon. The aeroplane dragged a streamer that read `Come to the Festival'; The classroom was decorated with balloons and streamers. 橫幅，條幅 横幅，条幅 ˈstreamlined adjective1. (of a plane, car, ship etc) shaped so as to move faster and more efficiently. the newest, most streamlined aircraft. 流線型的 流线型的2. efficient and economical. streamlined business methods. 合理化的 合理化的

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