steek

[ steek, steyk ]
/ stik, steɪk /

verb (used with object) Scot.

to shut, close, fasten or lock (a window, door, or the like).

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Origin of steek

1150–1200; Middle English (north) steken (v.), Old English stician to prick, stab

Words nearby steek

steatosis, stech, stechhelm, stedfast, steed, steek, steel, steel band, steel blue, steel drum, steel engraving
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