English

Alternative forms

• steik

Verb

steek ‎(third-person singular simple present steeks, present participle steeking, simple past and past participle steeked)

1. To stitch (sew with a needle)
2. To shut or close

Noun

steek ‎(plural steeks)

1. (Scotland) A stitch.
   • 1934, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Grey Granite, Polygon 2006 (A Scots Quair), p. 565:

     Ake Ogilvie told the tale the next day to Ma Cleghorn, Ma lying at rest in her bed, she'd gone to bed with a steek in her side and as lying fair wearied till Ake looked in.

2. A set of stitches used to fasten knitting together.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eːk

Noun

steek m ‎(plural steken, diminutive steekje n)

1. a prick (insect bite), a stab, a thrust
2. a knot
3. a stitch

Derived terms

• geen steek zien

Verb

steek

1. first-person singular present indicative of steken
2. imperative of steken

Anagrams

• sekte, steke