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Meaning of street

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

street

Pronunciation:/stɹiːt//ʃtɹiːt/

noun

Definitions

  1. A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.

    Example: Walk down the street until you see a hotel on the right.

  2. A road as above but including the sidewalks (pavements) and buildings.

    Example: I live on the street down from Joyce Avenue.

  3. The people who live in such a road, as a neighborhood.

  4. The people who spend a great deal of time on the street in urban areas, especially, the young, the poor, the unemployed, and those engaged in illegal activities.

verb

Definitions

  1. To build or equip with streets.

  2. To eject; to throw onto the streets.

  3. (by extension) To heavily defeat.

  4. To go on sale.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having street cred; conforming to modern urban trends.