Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To pierce with a sharp-pointed instrument; stitch or sew with a needle.
- To close or shut: as, to steek one's eyes.
- To close; shut.
- n. The act of stitching with a needle; a stitch.
Wiktionary
- v. To stitch (sew with a needle)
- v. To shut or close
- n. Scotland A stitch.
- n. A set of stitches used to fasten knitting together.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. Scot. To pierce with a sharp instrument; hence, to stitch; to sew; also, to fix; to fasten.
Etymologies
- From Scots steek, from Middle English steke ("to enclose"). Noun from Scots steek ("stitch"). More at stick, stitch. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“However, she did feel that using the word "steek" - slang for sex - was going too far.”
“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.”
“And we've beautiful pickled walnuts; haven't we, Mr. Aby? and there'll be kidneys biled" (meaning potatoes) "by the time the 'steek's' ready.”
“Weg met internet » Blog Archive » Help, weer een internetonderzoek en geen steek wijzer! on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 7: 28 am”
“Me finks kitteh iz dreamin ob jawmpin onna pogogogogogo steek.”
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“Mai brudder jus broot me a joocie steek wit sheetalkee mushieroonz an potatoz wit onionz offa hiz grill!”
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“Ai prifur mai steek lik OP. *knock off the horns and wipe the behind*”
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“Gud thing yew yewsed a steek – oar wuz taht a stayKe?”
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“Ai jus kookd a purterhomz steek and bakk taters an am bout to fri sum babi squashz in egg an flower.”
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“Ai eet mai breekfurst jus wun hoor beefur, sew ai givz OP som steek an ai weel sav it!”
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trivet To pierce with a sharp instrument; hence, to stitch; to sew; also, to fix; to fasten. Apr 16, 2007