steek

American  

[steek, steyk] / stik, steɪk /

verb (used with object)

Scot.

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

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Etymology

Origin of steek

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

Example Sentences

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steek

Weel, steek ye the door, sir, an' I s' gang on wi' my tale.

From Donal Grant, by George MacDonald by MacDonald, George

For want o' a steek a shoe may be tint.

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

The lovely "steek" with the gravy in it—that is to say, nearly raw—was now ready, and father and son adjourned to the next room.

From Castle Richmond by Trollope, Anthony

Sages their solemn een may steek, And raise a philosophic reek, And, physically, causes seek,      In clime and season; But tell me Whisky’s name in Greek,      I’ll tell the reason.

From The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself by Moir, David Macbeth

And noo she canna even steek thae black, black e'en, nor wind the corpse-claith aboot yon comely limbs—sae straight and bonny as they were—I hae straiked and kissed sae oft and oft.

From The Black Douglas by Richards, Frank