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stream

1. stream \'stre-m\ n [ME streme, fr. OE stre-am; akin to OHG stroum 
   stream, Gk]rhein to flow, Skt sarati it flows - more at SERUM 1: a body of 
   running water (as a river or brook) flowing on the earth; a lso : any body 
   of flowing fluid (as water or gas) 2a: a steady succession  2b: a 
   constantly renewed supply  2c: a continuous moving procession  3: an 
   unbroken flow (as of gas or particles of matter)  4: a ray or beam of light 
    5: a dominant attitude, group, or line of development  : in or into 
   production  - on stream 
2. stream vi 1a: to flow in or as if in a stream  1b: to leave a bright 
   trail  2a: to exude a bodily fluid profusely  2b: to become saturated  3: 
   to trail out at full length  4: to pour in large numbers  1: to cause to 
   flow : EXUDE  2: to display fully extended