noun
stream
STREEM
noun
1
A small natural flow of water, smaller than a river.
"They waded across the shallow stream to reach the trail."
2
A steady, continuous flow of something, such as air, light, information, or people.
"A stream of complaints flooded the customer service line."
verb
1
To send or watch audio or video continuously over the internet, without downloading it first.
"We streamed the entire season over the weekend."
"She streams her gaming sessions live every evening."
How to Use Stream
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small river, or any steady flow of something — including, today, watching or broadcasting video/audio online.
Common pairings
stream of consciousness
live stream
stream a movie
mountain stream
Word Forms
streamed past tense, streams plural, Streams plural, streams singular
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Etymology
From Old English strēam, from a very old root meaning "to flow" — the same root gives us the word "rheum."