skate vs stream

skate

verb
  • To move smoothly and easily. 

  • To use the skating technique. 

  • To get away with something; to be acquitted of a crime for which one is manifestly guilty. 

  • To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates. 

  • To skateboard. 

noun
  • The act of roller skating or ice skating 

  • A worn-out horse. 

  • A mean or contemptible person. 

  • A runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice. 

  • A fish of the family Rajidae in the superorder Batoidea (rays) which inhabit most seas. Skates generally have small heads with protruding muzzles, and wide fins attached to a flat body. 

  • The act of skateboarding 

adj
  • Pertaining to the technique of skating. 

stream

verb
  • To flow in a continuous or steady manner, like a liquid. 

  • To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in the wind. 

  • To push continuous data (e.g. music) from a server to a client computer while it is being used (played) on the client. 

  • To discharge in a stream. 

noun
  • All moving waters. 

  • A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially. 

  • A live stream. 

  • A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air). 

  • A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks. 

  • A division of a school year by perceived ability. 

  • A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding. 

  • Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words. 

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