noun
    
    plural streams
    
    [count] a natural flow of water that is smaller than a river
    
    
    
    
    
    any flow of liquid or gas - often + of
    
    
    
    
    
    a continuous flow of people or things - usually + of
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Brit :1track
    
    on stream
    
    chiefly Brit :in or into a working or functioning state :in or into operation
    
    
    
    verb
    
    streams; streamed; streaming
    
    always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] :to move in a steady flow
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    of the body or a body part
    
    to produce a liquid continuously and often in large amounts [no obj]
    
    usually + with
    
    
    
    
    
    [no obj] :to be or become wet with a liquid
    
    
    
    always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] :to come or flow continuously to a place in large numbers
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [no obj] :to move freely in one direction especially in wind or water
    
    
    
    [+ obj] Brit :to group students in a particular grade according to their abilities and needs :track