n A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
n A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).
n Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
n (sciences, umbrella term) All moving waters.
n (figurative) A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.
n (computing) A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.
n Digital data (e.g. music or video) delivered in a continuous manner to a client computer, intended for immediate consumption or playback.
n An instance of streaming digital data.
n A live stream.
n (UK, education) A division of a school year by perceived ability.
v (intransitive) To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid.
v (intransitive) To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind.
v (transitive) To discharge in a stream.
v (Internet) To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client.
n A surname.