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

(umbrella term) All moving waters.

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

Current, the force of moving water.

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

(figurative) A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.

(computing) A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.

Digital data (e.g. music or video) delivered in a continuous manner to a client computer, intended for immediate consumption or playback.

An instance of streaming digital data.

A live stream.

(education) A division of a school year by perceived ability.

A train of thought or flow in a conversation or discussion.

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 discharge in a stream.

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

(Internet) To livestream.