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the street
(encz) | the Street, n: |
The street
(gcide) | Street \Street\ (str[=e]t), n. [OE. strete, AS. str[=ae]t, fr.
L. strata (sc. via) a paved way, properly fem. p. p. of
sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to E. strew. See Strew,
and cf. Stratum, Stray, v. & a.]
1. Originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now
commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or village, bordered by
dwellings or business houses.
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He removed [the body of] Amasa from the street unto
the field. --Coverdale.
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At home or through the high street passing.
--Milton.
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Note: In an extended sense, street designates besides the
roadway, the walks, houses, shops, etc., which border
the thoroughfare.
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His deserted mansion in Duke Street. --Macaulay.
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2. the roadway of a street[1], as distinguished from the
sidewalk; as, children playing in the street.
[PJC]
3. the inhabitants of a particular street; as, the whole
street knew about their impending divorce.
[PJC]
The street (Broker's Cant), that thoroughfare of a city
where the leading bankers and brokers do business; also,
figuratively, those who do business there; as, the street
would not take the bonds.
on the street,
(a) homeless.
(b) unemployed.
(a) not in prison, or released from prison; the murderer
is still on the street.
Street Arab, Street broker, etc. See under Arab,
Broker, etc.
Street door, a door which opens upon a street, or is
nearest the street.
street person, a homeless person; a vagrant.
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Syn: See Way.
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the street
(gcide) | Wall Street \Wall Street\
A street towards the southern end of the borough of
Manhattan, New York City, extending from Broadway to the East
River; -- so called from the old wall which extended along it
when the city belonged to the Dutch. It is the chief
financial center of the United States, hence the name is
often used for the money market and the financial interests
of the country; -- in American financial publications, also
referred to as the street.
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the street
(wn) | the Street
n 1: used to allude to the securities industry of the United
States [syn: Wall Street, the Street] |
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along the street
(encz) | along the street,po ulici Pavel Cvrček |
man in the street
(encz) | man in the street,prostý člověk luke |
woman of the street
(encz) | woman of the street, n: |
man in the street
(gcide) | man in the street \man in the street\ n.
An average person; as, the views of the man in the street.
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on the street
(gcide) | Street \Street\ (str[=e]t), n. [OE. strete, AS. str[=ae]t, fr.
L. strata (sc. via) a paved way, properly fem. p. p. of
sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to E. strew. See Strew,
and cf. Stratum, Stray, v. & a.]
1. Originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now
commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or village, bordered by
dwellings or business houses.
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He removed [the body of] Amasa from the street unto
the field. --Coverdale.
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At home or through the high street passing.
--Milton.
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Note: In an extended sense, street designates besides the
roadway, the walks, houses, shops, etc., which border
the thoroughfare.
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His deserted mansion in Duke Street. --Macaulay.
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2. the roadway of a street[1], as distinguished from the
sidewalk; as, children playing in the street.
[PJC]
3. the inhabitants of a particular street; as, the whole
street knew about their impending divorce.
[PJC]
The street (Broker's Cant), that thoroughfare of a city
where the leading bankers and brokers do business; also,
figuratively, those who do business there; as, the street
would not take the bonds.
on the street,
(a) homeless.
(b) unemployed.
(a) not in prison, or released from prison; the murderer
is still on the street.
Street Arab, Street broker, etc. See under Arab,
Broker, etc.
Street door, a door which opens upon a street, or is
nearest the street.
street person, a homeless person; a vagrant.
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Syn: See Way.
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The street
(gcide) | Street \Street\ (str[=e]t), n. [OE. strete, AS. str[=ae]t, fr.
L. strata (sc. via) a paved way, properly fem. p. p. of
sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to E. strew. See Strew,
and cf. Stratum, Stray, v. & a.]
1. Originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now
commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or village, bordered by
dwellings or business houses.
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He removed [the body of] Amasa from the street unto
the field. --Coverdale.
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At home or through the high street passing.
--Milton.
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Note: In an extended sense, street designates besides the
roadway, the walks, houses, shops, etc., which border
the thoroughfare.
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His deserted mansion in Duke Street. --Macaulay.
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2. the roadway of a street[1], as distinguished from the
sidewalk; as, children playing in the street.
[PJC]
3. the inhabitants of a particular street; as, the whole
street knew about their impending divorce.
[PJC]
The street (Broker's Cant), that thoroughfare of a city
where the leading bankers and brokers do business; also,
figuratively, those who do business there; as, the street
would not take the bonds.
on the street,
(a) homeless.
(b) unemployed.
(a) not in prison, or released from prison; the murderer
is still on the street.
Street Arab, Street broker, etc. See under Arab,
Broker, etc.
Street door, a door which opens upon a street, or is
nearest the street.
street person, a homeless person; a vagrant.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Syn: See Way.
[1913 Webster]Wall Street \Wall Street\
A street towards the southern end of the borough of
Manhattan, New York City, extending from Broadway to the East
River; -- so called from the old wall which extended along it
when the city belonged to the Dutch. It is the chief
financial center of the United States, hence the name is
often used for the money market and the financial interests
of the country; -- in American financial publications, also
referred to as the street.
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To milk the street
(gcide) | Milk \Milk\ (m[i^]lk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Milked (m[i^]lkt);
p. pr. & vb. n. Milking.]
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1. To draw or press milk from the breasts or udder of, by the
hand or mouth; to withdraw the milk of. "Milking the
kine." --Gay.
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I have given suck, and know
How tender 't is to love the babe that milks me.
--Shak.
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2. To draw from the breasts or udder; to extract, as milk;
as, to milk wholesome milk from healthy cows.
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3. To draw anything from, as if by milking; to compel to
yield profit or advantage; to plunder. --Tyndale.
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They [the lawyers] milk an unfortunate estate as
regularly as a dairyman does his stock. --London
Spectator.
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To milk the street, to squeeze the smaller operators in
stocks and extract a profit from them, by alternately
raising and depressing prices within a short range; --
said of the large dealers. [Cant]
To milk a telegram, to use for one's own advantage the
contents of a telegram belonging to another person. [Cant]
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man in the street
(wn) | man in the street
n 1: a hypothetical average man [syn: John Doe, Joe Blow,
Joe Bloggs, man in the street] |
woman of the street
(wn) | woman of the street
n 1: a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn:
prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart,
cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady,
lady of pleasure, woman of the street] |
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