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: flow current
3. a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"
      Synonyms: current
4. the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
      Synonyms: flow
5. 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

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 swarm teem pullulate
4. rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
      Synonyms: pour pelt rain cats and dogs rain buckets
5. flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face"
      Synonyms: well out

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