STREET Definition & Meaning

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street

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noun

a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
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such a thoroughfare together with adjacent buildings, lots, etc.:
Houses, lawns, and trees composed a very pleasant street.
the roadway of such a thoroughfare, as distinguished from the sidewalk:
to cross a street.
a main way or thoroughfare, as distinguished from a lane, alley, or the like.
the inhabitants or frequenters of a street:
The whole street gossiped about the new neighbors.
the Street, Informal.
1. the section of a city associated with a given profession or trade, especially when concerned with business or finance, as Wall Street.
2. the principal theater and entertainment district of any of a number of U.S. cities.

adjective

of, on, or adjoining a street:
a street door just off the sidewalk.
taking place or appearing on the street:
street fight; street musicians.
coarse; crude; vulgar:
street language.
suitable for everyday wear:
street clothes; street dress.
retail:
the street price of a new computer; the street value of a drug.

street

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noun

1. capital when part of a name a public road that is usually lined with buildings, esp in a town
  Oxford Street
2. ( as modifier )
  a street directory
the buildings lining a street
the part of the road between the pavements, used by vehicles
the people living, working, etc, in a particular street
modifier of or relating to the urban counterculture
street drug
street style
man in the street
an ordinary or average citizen
on the streets
1. earning a living as a prostitute
2. homeless
streets ahead of informal.
superior to, more advanced than, etc
streets apart informal.
markedly different
up one's street or right up one's street informal.
(just) what one knows or likes best

verb

to outdistance

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of street¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English strēt, strǣt; cognate with Dutch straat, German Strasse; all ultimately from Latin (via) strāta “paved (road)”; stratum

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of street¹

Old English ��ٰ�ǣ��, from Latin via strāta paved way ( ��ٰ��ٲ�, from ��ٰ��ٳܲ�, past participle of sternere to stretch out); compare Old Frisian ��ٰ�ŧ�ٱ�, Old High German ��ٰ��; see stratus

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Idioms and Phrases

on / in the street,
1. without a home:
  You'll be out on the street if the rent isn't paid.
2. without a job or occupation; idle.
3. out of prison or police custody; at liberty.
up one's street, British. alley ¹( def 7 ).

More idioms and phrases containing street

see back street ; easy street ; man in the street ; on the street ; side street ; work both sides of the street .

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Synonym Study

Street, alley, avenue, boulevard all refer to public ways or roads in municipal areas. A street is a road in a village, town, or city, especially a road lined with buildings. An alley is a narrow street or footway, especially at the rear of or between rows of buildings or lots. An avenue is properly a prominent street, often one bordered by fine residences and impressive buildings, or with a row of trees on each side. A boulevard is a beautiful, broad street, lined with rows of stately trees, especially used as a promenade. In some cities street and avenue are used interchangeably, the only difference being that those running one direction (say, north and south) are given one designation and those crossing them are given the other.

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Only the occasional woman or old man appears on the streets, making furtive bread runs before quickly heading home; young men are nowhere to be found.

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While still in service, j-hope released “Hope on the Street: Vol. 1,” a soundtrack to his documentary series of the same name in which he explored street dance in different cities across the world.

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To feed its propaganda apparatus and pay for the "brownshirts," Nazi militias who stalked Germany's streets "discouraging" opposition, the party needed money it didn't have.

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She started swapping her medication for street valium.

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"Criminality is around these guys," he says, explaining that they get picked up off the street and promised they're going to be looked after.

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