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steek

verb \ˈstēk\

Definition of STEEK

chiefly Scottish
:  shut, close
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Origin of STEEK

Middle English steken to pierce, fix, enclose; akin to Old English stician to pierce — more at stick
First Known Use: 13th century

Related to STEEK

Synonyms
make [chiefly dialect], shut, close [chiefly Scottish]
Antonyms
open

Rhymes with STEEK

beak, bleak, cheek, chic, cleek, clique, creak, creek, Creek, eke, flic, freak, geek, gleek, Greek, keek, leak, leek, meek, peak, peek, peke, pic, pique, reek, screak, seek, sheikh, shriek, sic, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, squeak, streak, streek, teak, tweak, weak, week

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. steek
  2. haak-en-steek
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