steek
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 5
Definition of steek
5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
- To stitch (sew with a needle).
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verb
- To stitch (sew with a needle).
- To shut or close.
- To use a technique for knitting garments such as sweaters in the round without interruption for openings or sleeves until the end.
noun
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(Scotland)A stitch.
“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.”
- The bridge of extra stitches used in the steeking technique.
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Etymology
From Scots steek, from Middle English steke (“to enclose”) and Middle Dutch steken (“to stitch”). Noun from Scots steek (“stitch”), from Middle Dutch steek (“stitch”). More at stick, stitch.
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