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steek
[ steek, steyk ]
/ stik, steɪk /
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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
Stębark, stech, Stechhelm, stedfast, steed, steek, steel, steel band, steel blue, steel drum, Steele
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