steek

American  

[steek, stayk] / 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

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Example Sentences

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steek

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 Frank Richards

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 Anthony Trollope

Thee gold steek together; thee gold melt in two; thee gold be in thee beeg lump; thee gold be damage’.

From Every Man for Himself by Norman Duncan

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 Edward Bannerman Ramsay

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

From Donal Grant, by George MacDonald by George MacDonald

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