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make streaks

make streaks verb: to leave or depart, especially hurriedly; to go away.

Verb

make streaks (third-person singular simple present makes streaks, present participle making streaks, simple past and past participle made streaks)

  1. (slang) To leave or depart, especially hurriedly; to go away.
    • "[…] better make streaks for the boats." They dressed hastily and took a short cut cross country over the open fields toward the landing place.1922, Latta Griswold, The Tides of Deal, page 81

Forms of make streaks

third-person singular presentmakes streaks
present participlemaking streaks
past participlemade streaks
pastmade streaks

Questions about make streaks

What does make streaks mean?
Make streaks means to leave or depart, especially hurriedly; to go away.
What part of speech is make streaks?
Make streaks is a verb.
What is the past tense of make streaks?
The past tense of make streaks is made streaks.

Words near make streaks in the dictionary

  1. make someone's toes curl
  2. make something of
  3. make something of oneself
  4. make sport of
  5. make strange
  6. make streaks
  7. make strides
  8. make sure
  9. make terms
  10. make the angels blush
  11. make the bald man cry

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