See Also: STREAM(law)
stream(2)(dictionary)
stream(1)(dictionary)
on-stream(dictionary)
On stream(finance)
jet stream(dictionary)
on stream(dictionary)
jet stream(encyclopedia)
Gulf Stream(dictionary)
Field and Stream(dictionary)

stream(2) (iou)



stream verb. [stri:m] ME.
[from STREAM noun.]
I. verb intrans.
Flow in or as in a stream; run or be carried in a full and continuous current. Also foll. by down, into, out, etc. ME.
S. Johnson The torrents streamed into the plain. M. Sarton They had laughed..till tears streamed down their cheeks. D. Plante Small blossoms from the trees streamed through the air. Joan Smith Moonlight streamed in from an uncurtained window.
Exude liquid in a continuous stream; run or overflow with moisture. LME.
B. Jowett He was streaming with perspiration.
a. Of a luminous body: emit a continuous stream of beams or rays of light. Of a meteor, comet, etc.: emit a (widening) trail of light as it moves. LME.
b. Be suffused with (radiant light). M19.
Of a flag, the hair, etc.: wave or float in the wind. M16.
S. Radley Poles had been hoisted aloft, and from them streamed ribbons and flags. J. F. Hendry Tolstoy strode along.., his hair streaming in the wind.
a. Of people or animals: move together continuously in an unbroken mass; flock. Freq. foll. by down, in, out, etc. M18.
R. Ingalls They stood to one side to let the others stream past. D. Lessing The delegates were..streaming out to..their coaches.
b. Go with a rush. rare. M19.
II. verb trans.
Suffuse with flowing moisture. ME.
G. Pinckard From..only moderate exercise, I am..streamed with perspiration.
a. Cause to flow; pour forth or emit (a liquid, rays of light, etc.) in a stream. Also foll. by down, over, etc. LME.
C. R. Markham The moon streamed its floods of light over the forest.
b. Of a river or fountain: run with or have its stream composed of (blood, etc.). E17.
Cause (a flag) to float outwards or wave in the wind. Now rare. L16.
Mining. Wash (a detrital deposit) with a stream of water, in order to expose any ore in the detritus. L18.
Education. In a school, divide (pupils) into streams according to perceived ability; place (a pupil) in a stream. Also (esp. as streamed ppl adjective), organize (a school) according to this system. M20.
Phrases: stream the buoy Nautical throw the anchor-buoy overboard before casting anchor. stream the log: see LOG noun1.