steek verb². [sti:k] Scot. & north. E16.
[Rel. to STEEK noun. Cf. STICK verb¹.]
1. verb trans. Stitch. E16.

2. verb intrans. Sew. M19.

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steek noun. [sti:k] Scot. M18.
[North. form of STITCH noun¹.]
1. A stitch in needlework or knitting. M18.

2. A strenuous spell or turn of an occupation. L19.
Phrases: every steek every stitch of clothing etc. keep steeks with keep pace or time with.

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steek verb¹. [sti:k] obsolete exc. Scot. & north. ME.
[Prob. repr. unrecorded Old English form = Old Frisian steka, Old Saxon stekan (Low German, Dutch steken), Old High German stehhan (German stechen), from var. of Germanic base of STICK verb¹. Branch II perh. from sense of 'fix shut, fasten (a door)', or possibly a different word.]
I. Fix.
1. verb trans. Pierce, stab; transfix. ME-E17.

2. verb intrans. Be stuck in or into something. ME-M16.
b. fig. Stick in one's mind, heart, etc. LME-L16.

3. verb intrans. Be hindered from proceeding. ME-E17.

4. verb trans. Fix (a thing) by thrusting a point into; fix on a point. Also gen., fasten in position. Long rare or obsolete. ME.

5. verb intrans. Foll. by in, on, with: remain fixed to, stick on or to something. Also, cling tenaciously to. LME-M16.

6. verb intrans. Demur, hesitate. L15-L16.

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steek(2)
II. Shut.

7. verb trans. Shut up or up, enclose, imprison; shut out or out, exclude; lock up or close (a place) securely; shut or fasten (a door, window, etc.), stop up (a hole, passage, etc.). ME.

8. verb intrans. Close a place, lock a door. ME-E16.

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