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keek

keek

See also: kè-e̍k

English

Verb

keek ‎(third-person singular simple present keeks, present participle keeking, simple past and past participle keeked)

  1. To peek; peep.
    The man keeked over the fence.

Noun

keek ‎(plural keeks)

  1. A look, especially a quick one; a peek.

Related terms

References

  • “keek” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  • “keek” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eːk
  • IPA(key): /keːk/

Verb

keek

  1. singular past indicative of kijken

Anagrams

Scots

Etymology 1

Possibly from Middle English kiken.

Verb

keek ‎(third-person singular present keeks, present participle keekin, past keeked, past participle keeked)

  1. To have a quick look or peek.
  2. To tilt or lean back.
Related terms

Noun

keek ‎(plural keeks)

  1. A quick look or peek.

Etymology 2

Noun

keek ‎(plural keeks)

  1. A cap made of linen worn around the head and neck.

References

  • “keek” in Dictionary of the Scots Language, Scottish Language Dictionaries, Edinburgh"

Etymology

From Middle English kyken, kiken, keken ‎(“to look, peep”), possibly from Middle Dutch kiken or Middle Low German kīken ‎(“to look, peep”), from Old Saxon *kīkan ‎(“to look”), from Proto-Germanic *kīkaną ‎(“to look”). Cognate with Dutch kijken ‎(“to look”), German Low German kieken ‎(“to look”), Estonian kiikama ‎(“to look, to peek”), German kucken, gucken ‎(“to look”), Danish kigge, kikke ‎(“to look, peep”), Swedish kika ‎(“to peep, peek, keek, pry”), Icelandic kíkja ‎(“to look, check”). Perhaps related to kick.

The words peek, keek and peep were used more or less synonymously in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Pronunciation

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