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steek en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /stiːk/
• (Southern-England) audio

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.

Meanings

1. (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. 1934, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Grey Granite (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 565:
2. The bridge of extra stitches used in the steeking technique.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
steeks	Number=Plur		lexicographic
steik		alternative	lexicographic

steek en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /stiːk/
• (Southern-England) audio

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.

Meanings

1. To stitch (sew with a needle).
2. To shut or close.
3. To use a technique for knitting garments such as sweaters in the round without interruption for openings or sleeves until the end.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
steeked	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
steeked	Tense=Past		lexicographic
steeking	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
steik		alternative	lexicographic
steeks	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic