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streak (STREEK) (noun)
1. A long, thin mark that is of a different color from its background: "Marcus left a streak on the windshield when he wiped the windows of his car."
2. A quality that is noticeable; especially, because it is different from a person's other qualities: "Ed's friend has an adventurous streak in her."
3. A period of repeated success or failure: "Irene had a lucky streak of success against her golf competitors."
4. A long, narrow area or flash of light: "There was a streak of lightning followed by a great burst of thunder."
streak (STREEK) (verb)
1. To make long lines of a different color on or in something: "Marilyn was determined to streak her hair with blond stripes."
2. To run through a public place naked in order to get attention: "The ceremony was interrupted at the football stadium when a guy decided to streak across the field."

They were all astonished because immediately following a streak of lightening in the sky, they saw a naked man streak across the lawn to the old house at the back of the garden.

The student had to clean her glasses to see better because she thought she must have a streak on them.