Definition of street in English:

noun

• 1A public road in a city, town, or village, typically with houses and buildings on one or both sides.

  ‘the narrow, winding streets of Edinburgh’

  in place names ‘45 Lake Street’

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  • ‘It has become impossible to pass through streets and roads at night because of dogs.’
  • ‘Do you know how hard it is to walk through the shattered streets of my city and see how hard it fell?’
  • ‘The amount of chewing gum stuck on roads and streets around the country drives me up the wall.’
  • ‘He had had to make a conscious effort to learn the streets and roads in the city.’
  • ‘He was caught behind the wheel of a stolen car after a chase through the city's streets.’
  • ‘We shall also be holding a public march through the streets of York in the next few weeks.’
  • ‘There is a chase through the streets of the city that will blow what remains of your mind.’
  • ‘The streets of the cities and the roads of the country as a whole are dominated by workers and the poor.’
  • ‘It tends to focus on the city centre, with its wide streets and huge civic buildings.’
  • ‘You will find them in every hostel and roaming the streets of our major cities and towns.’
  • ‘It will be the first time that many streets in the town will have received this type of service.’
  • ‘He said extra police would be on the town's streets while the crime is investigated.’
  • ‘Mr Ellis said he hoped to set up a patrol group to watch over the village streets.’
  • ‘It should make it possible for commuters to be able to talk and text beneath the city streets.’
  • ‘He steps outside and heads into town and the streets are awash with frustrated fans.’
  • ‘Does the county council care nothing for our freedom to use the streets of our town?’
  • ‘The number of coffee shops in our city streets has multiplied in the last few years.’
  • ‘She was the second vice girl to be killed on the town's streets in less than six months.’
  • ‘It might take the form of a large open space, or be held along one or more streets of the town.’
  • ‘Groups of youths roam the streets at night but there are not enough police to keep an eye on the place.’

  Synonyms

  road, thoroughfare, way

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  1. 1.1the StreetUS Wall Street.
  2. 1.2the street/streetsThe roads or public areas of a city or town.
     ‘every week, fans stop me in the street’
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     • ‘The morning of our High Court appearance a huge crowd of students held up the streets.’
     • ‘Children will be given the chance to use the climbing wall in an effort to get them off the streets.’
     • ‘The sky is grey and unemployment is high, and the streets are awash with plastic bags.’
     • ‘My visit to the city was marred by all the British stag and hen parties clogging up the streets.’
     • ‘If an animal bites or is vicious it is put to sleep so why let any convicted murderer roam our streets?’
     • ‘Smokers are being pushed out onto the streets as the vast majority cannot smoke at work.’
     • ‘Garbage piled up in the streets and the place became a byword for dirt and danger.’
     • ‘The three of them rushed out onto the streets and told the grand news to anyone that they passed.’
     • ‘The area tends to be quite clean and we have people once a week picking up the rubbish off of the streets.’
     • ‘I was living on one meal for two days and I roamed the streets in search of wretched work.’
     • ‘The accepted truth is to say that if it hadn't there would have been a bloodbath in the streets.’
     • ‘The havoc which was wrought by these youths on American streets is all too obvious.’
     • ‘The other morning on my way to work there was a sight up to now rare on the Sofia streets.’
     • ‘Forty years ago it was rare to see young girls drunk in the streets; now it is common.’
     • ‘I want to reclaim the streets for the young and the old and for all the decent people of Britain.’
     • ‘The streets of Colchester will be treated to a flavour of the continent from tonight.’
     • ‘They try their best to catch out the people who do not clean up after their pets and blight the streets.’
     • ‘Besides the stalls, the streets are lined with every kind of shop you could imagine.’
     • ‘We should all have pride in our city, an important aspect of which is clean streets.’
     • ‘I walk round this town a lot and despair when I see the state of the streets and pavements.’
  3. 1.3as modifier Denoting someone who is homeless.
     ‘the street kids of the city’
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     • ‘About a quarter of our clients are homeless street kids, but the rest live and work in Hollywood.’
     • ‘The perception that many people have of street beggars and the homeless is that they are a bunch of alcoholics or drug addicts.’
     • ‘He spoke to me as a homeless street kid, and he continues to do so.’
     • ‘Ban unroadworthy vehicles, set up a fund to provide food and shelter for the street children and homeless, and ban litter!’
     • ‘Roaming bands of homeless street children engaged in petty crime are now common in Argentine cities.’
     • ‘The western block was home to street kids, the middle to older homeless men, and the east was a cruising ground for male prostitutes.’
     • ‘Some of these street people tell me they have been homeless for years.’
     • ‘This scenario led to the problem of homeless children commonly known as street kids.’
     • ‘There, he worked with street kids and people with dependency and other problems, and helped to set up a user-run food bank.’
     • ‘I've been involved in ministry to street people in different ways for many years.’
     • ‘It captures city life with a deliberately gritty touch, showing the lives of street vendors, street kids, and farmers.’
     • ‘Some street person wearing his t-shirt back-to-front and inside out with the tag showing comes up asking for change.’
     • ‘IT is encouraging to see efforts being made either to rehabilitate runaway children, also called street kids.’
     • ‘Compare that with the likes of the block and street people of today who induce school children into all kinds and forms of criminal activity.’
     • ‘Concerns have been raised that unless something is done quickly, the problem of street kids will be too heavy to handle for the nation.’
     • ‘The attacks are a reminder that if left uncontrolled, street kids could grow not only into robbers but also purveyors of terror.’
     • ‘He also says the new generation of street kid is less violent and more likely to squeegee and do break-and-entries for money.’
     • ‘We met for the first time in Zimbabwe, where I was working among AIDS-infected people and street children.’
     • ‘He had long hair, wild eyes and the look of a street kid.’

• 2as modifier Relating to the outlook, values, or lifestyle of those young people who are perceived as composing a fashionable urban subculture.

  ‘London street style’

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  • ‘His car looked out of place and his use of urban street lingo was confusing.’
  • ‘More than just something to put on your feet, sneakers have been part of street culture, sports and fashion for decades.’
  • ‘When you go to music industry events, you find people who say they want to represent this urban music, this street thing.’
  • ‘Even baseball has been translated into an urban street sport with stickball.’
  • ‘Indulge in a celebration of 80s New York street style.’
  • ‘In too many comprehensives street culture is in the playground and the classroom - to the detriment of the children's education.’
  • ‘It's Chopper Bicycles, the naff 1970's street culture mean machines.’
  • ‘The emphasis is on street style, toys, graphics, music and clothing.’
  • ‘He saw how cinema, music and street style were indivisible.’
  • ‘The music we were playing was aspirational, not kiddie pop, not cheesy Euro-dance, but based more on street culture.’
  • ‘Besides, the joke, to many, seemed more at the expense of his middle-class white victims than black street culture.’
  • ‘The students drew inspiration from the high street, sport, film and street culture to produce their collections.’
  • ‘Those wanting to tap into street culture should look no further than this magazine.’
  • ‘New York was totally hip hop-driven, dominated by street culture and breakdancing.’
  • ‘Take trainers - long the touchstone in an ever-shifting street culture.’
  • ‘The leaders' language is hate, violence and propaganda; street culture is violence and hate.’
  • ‘But they don't exist as far as popular black street culture or white liberals are concerned.’
  • ‘Not being deeply immersed in street culture, I don't know how widespread it is.’
  • ‘Now the hip-hop, street style clothes are in, only a few specialty stores will still carry what you want.’
  • ‘The subject is not identified, except by street culture icons, such as his bike and leathers.’