1. A line, mark, smear, or band differentiated by color or texture from its surroundings. 2. Olga Carlisle 3. A brief run or stretch, as of luck. 4. An unbroken series, as of wins or losses. 5. The color of the fine powder produced when a mineral is rubbed against a hard surface. Used as a distinguishing characteristic. 6. Any of various viral diseases of plants characterized by the appearance of discolored stripes on the leaves or stems. 7. A bacterial culture inoculated by drawing a bacteria-laden needle across the surface of a solid culture medium. 8. rain streaking the pavement. 9. To lighten (strands of hair) with a chemical preparation. 10. To inoculate in order to produce a streak. 11. To form streaks. 12. To be or become streaked. 13. To move at high speed; rush.
