steek
Meaning
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- (masculine) a prick (insect bite), a stab, a thrust
- (masculine) a knot
- (masculine) a stitch
- (masculine) a bicorne or tricorn; a cornered hat
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/steːk/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch stēke, from Old Dutch *stiki, from Proto-West Germanic *stiki.
New
steken
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- (transitive) to prick, sting
- (intransitive) to sting, hurt
- (transitive) to stab, thrust (with a sharp instrument such as a dagger)
- (transitive) to insert, put in
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