Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of street
"The children played hide-and-seek among the busy streets after school let out."
In plain English: Streets are the public roads where cars drive and people walk in a town or city.
"The children played in the streets all afternoon while their parents worked inside."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of street
"The cat sleeps on the streets every morning until noon."
In plain English: To streets means to force someone into a situation where they have no choice but to act a certain way.
"The dog began to streets down the quiet lane, sniffing every bush along the way."
Derived from Old English stræt, borrowed via Latin strata (paved way), the term originally referred specifically to paved roads in Roman cities before broadening to mean any public thoroughfare.