stream
 stream (strēm)n.
1.
a. A flow of water in a channel or bed, as a brook, rivulet, or small river.
b. A steady current in such a flow of water.
2. A steady current of a fluid.
3. A steady flow or succession:
a stream of insults.
See Synonyms at flow.
4. A trend, course, or drift, as of opinion, thought, or history.
5. A beam or ray of light.
6. Chiefly British. A course of study to which students are tracked.v. streamed, stream·ing, streamsv. intr.
1. To flow in or as if in a stream.
2. To pour forth or give off a stream; flow:
My eyes were streaming with tears.
3. To come or go in large numbers; pour:
Traffic was streaming by. Fan mail streamed in.
4. To extend, wave, or float outward:
The banner streamed in the breeze.
5.
a. To leave a continuous trail of light.
b. To give forth a continuous stream of light rays or beams; shine.v. tr.
To emit, discharge, or exude (a body fluid, for example).Idiom:on stream
In or into operation or production:
a new power plant soon to go on stream. [Middle English streme, from Old English strēam. See sreu- in Indo-European Roots.] streamʹy adj.
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