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# streamline

«streamline» in Mova's school dictionary: **to give it a smooth, slim shape so it moves easily…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (streamline, streamlines, streamlined, streamlining); noun (a streamline — science); adjective «streamlined»

### meaning for a pupil

1) To streamline something is to give it a smooth, slim shape so it moves easily through air or water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#m1)

2) To streamline a job or a system is to make it simpler and quicker by removing unneeded steps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#m2)

3) (science, noun) A streamline is a line showing the path air or water takes as it flows around something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons on forces, a streamlined shape reduces air resistance or water resistance (drag): fish, birds, racing cars and rockets are streamlined. In everyday and business life «streamline the process» means make it easier and faster. Phrases: «streamlined shape», «streamline the process».

### examples

- A dolphin's body is streamlined so it swims fast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#x1)
- Racing cars are streamlined to cut through the air. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#x2)
- We made streamlined paper boats and tested them in the water tray. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#x3)
- The school streamlined the lunch queue so everyone eats sooner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#x4)
- Cyclists crouch low to make themselves more streamlined. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#x5)
- Mum streamlined her morning by packing bags the night before. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#x6)
- The new train has a streamlined nose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/#x7)

### note

Past form «streamlined» is often used as an adjective: «a streamlined car». In science, streamlined does not mean «no friction»; it means less drag. Opposite idea: a «blunt» or «boxy» shape that has more drag.

### In the corpora

- [Sea turtles cannot pull their heads or flippers into their shells, because their streamlined swimming shells have no room inside.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/133-finding-nemo-dory-turtles-and-the-reef/11/)
- [For example, "We are streamlining the team" from a manager usually means some people are about to lose their jobs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/20-debt-and-jobs/4/)
- ["Streamlining" means cutting jobs or services.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/20-debt-and-jobs/16/)
- ["Efficiency savings" means budget cuts; "streamlining" and "rightsizing" mean cutting jobs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/42-olympiad-reading-between-the-lines/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «streamline» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/streamline/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.