a current of water or other fluid; a liquid flowing continuously in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river, brook, etc., or from a vessel, reservoir, or fountain; specifically, any course of running water; as, many streams are blended in the mississippi; gas and steam came from the earth in streams; a stream of molten lead from a furnace; a stream of lava from a volcano.-a beam or ray of light.-anything issuing or moving with continued succession of parts; as, a stream of words; a stream of sand.-a continued current or course; as, a stream of weather.-current; drift; tendency; series of tending or moving causes; as, the stream of opinions or manners.-to issue or flow in a stream; to flow freely or in a current, as a fluid or whatever is likened to fluids; as, tears streamed from her eyes.-to pour out, or emit, a stream or streams.-to issue in a stream of light; to radiate.-to extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind; as, a flag streams in the wind.-to send forth in a current or stream; to cause to flow; to pour; as, his eyes streamed tears.-to mark with colors or embroidery in long tracts.-to unfurl.