stream, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

stream (streams plural & 3rd person present) (streaming present participle) (streamed past tense & past participle )

1 n-count A stream is a small narrow river.
There was a small stream at the end of the garden., ...a mountain stream.

2 n-count A stream of smoke, air, or liquid is a narrow moving mass of it.
with supp, usu N of n
He breathed out a stream of cigarette smoke..., Add the oil in a slow, steady stream.

3 n-count A stream of vehicles or people is a long moving line of them.
with supp, usu N of n
There was a stream of traffic behind him.

4 n-count A stream of things is a large number of them occurring one after another.
with supp, usu N of n
We had a constant stream of visitors.

5  verb If a liquid streams somewhere, it flows or comes out in large amounts.
Tears streamed down their faces...  V prep/adv
She came in, rain streaming from her clothes and hair.  V prep/adv

6  verb If your eyes are streaming, liquid is coming from them, for example because you have a cold. You can also say that your nose is streaming.
usu cont
Her eyes were streaming now from the wind...  V
A cold usually starts with a streaming nose and dry throat.  V-ing

7 verb If people or vehicles stream somewhere, they move there quickly and in large numbers.
Refugees have been streaming into Travnik for months... V prep/adv

8 verb When light streams into or out of a place, it shines strongly into or out of it.
Sunlight was streaming into the courtyard. V prep/adv

9 If something such as a new factory or a new system comes on stream or is brought on stream, it begins to operate or becomes available.
♦ on stream phrase usu V PHRASE
As new mines come on stream, Chile's share of world copper output will increase sharply...

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→ jet stream