stream

From Wiktionary

[change] Pronunciation

• IPA: /stri:m/
• (US) IPA: /strim/, SAMPA: /strim/
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[change] Noun

Singular stream

Plural streams

1. A very small river or creek.
2. Something that comes in an order without stopping (like water in a stream). For example, a data stream in a computer program.

   Stop interrupting me, you are breaking my stream of thought.

[change] Verb

Plain form stream

Third-person singular streams

Past tense streamed

Past participle streamed

Present participle streaming

1. If something streams, it comes in a flow, usually in order and often not stopping.

   The website offered streaming music and video files.