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steek

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. steek (verb)
  2. haak-en-steek (noun)

steek

verb \ˈstēk\

Definition of STEEK

chiefly Scottish
: shut, close

Examples of STEEK

  1. <Macleod threatened to steek the door in my face if I ever said a word against the Scots again.>

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
Related Words: bar, batten (down), bolt, chain, fasten, latch, lock; plug, seal, stopper; secure; bang, clap, slam
Near Antonyms: unbar, unbolt, unchain, unfasten, unlatch, unlock, unseal
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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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