lek
1[ lek ]
/ lɛk /
noun
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
verb (used without object), lekked, lek·king.
(of a male) to assemble in a lek and engage in competitive displays.
Words nearby lek
leix, leizhou, leizhou peninsula, lejeune, lejeune syndrome, lek, lekgotla, lekker, lekvar, lekythos, lekythus
Origin of lek
11865–70; < Swedish: mating ground (perhaps elliptically from lekställe), mating, game, play, Old Norse leikr play, cognate with Old English lāc struggle, offering, gift, Gothic laiks dance, Old High German leih melody
Definition for lek (2 of 3)
lek2
[ lek ]
/ lɛk /
noun
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Albania, equal to 100 qintars.
Origin of lek
2Borrowed into English from Albanian around 1925–30
Definition for lek (3 of 3)
Lek
[ lek ]
/ lɛk /
noun
a river in the central Netherlands, flowing W to the Meuse River; the N branch of the lower Rhine. 40 miles (64 km) long.
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British Dictionary definitions for lek (1 of 2)
lek1
/ (lɛk) /
noun
a small area in which birds of certain species, notably the black grouse, gather for sexual display and courtship
the act or practice of so gathering
Word Origin for lek
C19: perhaps from dialect lake (vb) from Old English lácan to frolic, fight, or perhaps from Swedish leka to play
British Dictionary definitions for lek (2 of 2)
lek2
/ (lɛk) /
noun
the standard monetary unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka
Word Origin for lek
from Albanian
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