stream meaning and definition

STREAM noun

Definition of stream (noun)

1. a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
   • synonyms: watercourse
2. 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"
   • synonyms: current, flow
3. the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
   • synonyms: flow
4. 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"
   • synonyms: flow
5. 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"
   • synonyms: current

STREAM verb

Definition of stream (verb)

1. to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
   • "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"
2. exude profusely
   • "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose streamed blood"
3. move in large numbers
   • "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
   • synonyms: pour, pullulate, swarm, teem
4. rain heavily
   • "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
   • synonyms: pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs
5. flow freely and abundantly
   • "Tears streamed down her face"
   • synonyms: well out