STREAM

(noun) the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
synonyms : flow
(noun) a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
"the raft floated downstream on the current", "he felt a stream of air", "the hose ejected a stream of water"
synonyms : current
(noun) dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
"two streams of development run through American history", "stream of consciousness", "the flow of thought", "the current of history"
synonyms : current , flow
(noun) a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
synonyms : watercourse
(noun) something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
"a stream of people emptied from the terminal", "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"
synonyms : flow
(verb) exude profusely
"She was streaming with sweat", "His nose streamed blood"
(verb) move in large numbers
"people were pouring out of the theater", "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
synonyms : pour , pullulate , swarm , teem
(verb) flow freely and abundantly
"Tears streamed down her face"
synonyms : well out
(verb) to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
"their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"
(verb) rain heavily
"Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
synonyms : pelt , pour , rain buckets , rain cats and dogs

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