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

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

From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander

What a plague is this o' mine, Winna steek an e'e; Though I hap him o'er the heid, As cosy as can be.

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

It was a very practical answer of the little girl, when asked the meaning of "darkness," as it occurred in Scripture reading--"Ou, just steek your een."

From Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character by Ramsay, Edward Bannerman

See that ye steek close the window neist time, ma man!” cried Geordie with demoniac ferocity.

From Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 by Various

It was gettin' dark, but I noticed 'at he was short an' thin, an' I would hae said he wasna nane weel if it hadna been at' he gaed by at sic a steek.

From A Window in Thrums by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)