streakv. t.[Cf. Stretch, Streek.] To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.()n.[OE. streke; akin to D. streek a line, stroke, G. strich, AS. strica, Sw. strek, Dan. streg, Goth. stricks, and E. strike, stroke. See Strike, Stroke, n., and cf. Strake.]1. A line or long mark of a different color from the ground; a stripe; a vein.()What mean those colored streaks in heaven? (Milton.)2. (Shipbuilding) A strake.()3. (Min.) The fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when scratched or rubbed against a harder surface, the color of which is sometimes a distinguishing character.()4. The rung or round of a ladder.()v. t.1. To form streaks or stripes in or on; to stripe; to variegate with lines of a different color, or of different colors.()A mule . . . streaked and dappled with white and black. (Sandys.)Now streaked and glowing with the morning red. (Prior.)2. With it as an object: To run swiftly.()