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Definition of Steek
1. v. t. To pierce with a sharp instrument; hence, to stitch; to sew; also, to fix; to fasten.
Definition of Steek
1. Verb. To stitch (sew with a needle) ¹
2. Verb. To shut or close ¹
3. Noun. A stitch ¹
4. Noun. A set of stitches used to fasten knitting together ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Steek
1. to shut [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: shut
Lexicographical Neighbors of Steek
Literary usage of Steek
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Essayists: With Prefaces Biographical, Historical and Critical by Lionel Thomas Berguer (1823)
"Exercise at Arms—Character of a Questioner —The author accused of Personalities •
steek. 42. Lines on Bribery: steek—Character of Aspasia: ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"... inter initia physica Gas et Blas necessarium locum obtinent;' Van Helmont,
Ortus Medicina?, Amsterdam, 1648, p. 73. steek ..."
3. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"To ТАК up a LOUPEN-steek, to remedy an evil, a stocking, ... I hae nothing to
say, but to help to talc up the loupen-steek in your stocking wi' as much ..."
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