stream

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Synonyms: scream, streak, steam, stroam, streat, astream, stram, strem, tream, streal

Antonyms: scream, streak, steam, stroam, streat, astream, stram, strem, tream, streal

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q47521}} A small [[river]]; a large [[creek]]; a body of moving [[water]] confined by banks.
2. {{lb|en|sciences|[[umbrella term]]}} All moving waters.
3. A thin connected passing of a [[liquid]] through a lighter gas (e.g. air).
4. [[current|Current]], the [[force]] of moving water.
5. Any steady [[flow]] or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
6. {{lb|en|figurative}} A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.
7. {{lb|en|computing}} A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.
8. [[digital|Digital]] [[data]] (e.g. [[music]] or [[video]]) delivered in a [[continuous]] manner to a [[client]] [[computer]], intended for [[immediate]] [[consumption]] or [[playback]].
9. {{lb|en|UK|education}} A division of a [[school year]] by perceived [[ability]].
10. A [[train]] of thought or [[flow]] in a conversation or discussion.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[flow]] in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[discharge]] in a [[#Noun|stream]].
4. {{lb|en|Internet}} To [[push]] [[continuous]] [[data]] (e.g. [[music]]) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.
5. {{lb|en|Internet}} To [[livestream]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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