Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of stitching with a needle; a stitch.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb Scot. To pierce with a sharp instrument; hence, to stitch; to sew; also, to fix; to fasten.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
stitch (sew with a needle) - verb To
shut orclose - noun Scotland A
stitch . - noun A set of stitches used to fasten knitting together.
Etymologies
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Examples
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However, she did feel that using the word "steek" - slang for sex - was going too far.
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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.
Castle Richmond Anthony Trollope 1848
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"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.
Castle Richmond Anthony Trollope 1848
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Weg met internet » Blog Archive » Help, weer een internetonderzoek en geen steek wijzer! on Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 7: 28 am
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Gud thing yew yewsed a steek – oar wuz taht a stayKe?
No LOL key - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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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.
Like YOU’VE never come - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Me finks kitteh iz dreamin ob jawmpin onna pogogogogogo steek.
Yet another thing - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Ai eet mai breekfurst jus wun hoor beefur, sew ai givz OP som steek an ai weel sav it!
fud pyramid - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Mai brudder jus broot me a joocie steek wit sheetalkee mushieroonz an potatoz wit onionz offa hiz grill!
fud pyramid - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Ai prifur mai steek lik OP. *knock off the horns and wipe the behind*
fud pyramid - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
trivet commented on the word steek
To pierce with a sharp instrument; hence, to stitch; to sew; also, to fix; to fasten.
April 16, 2007