the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression;
a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air";
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";
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth;
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";
exude profusely; "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose streamed blood";
move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza";
flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face";
to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind";
rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it''s pouring outside!";
