steek

== English == === Alternative forms === steik === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stiːk/ === Verb === steek (third-person singular simple present steeks, present participle steeking, simple past and past participle steeked) To stitch (sew with a needle). To shut or close. (knitting) To use a technique for knitting garments such as sweaters in the round without interruption for openings or sleeves until the end. === Noun === steek (plural steeks) (Scotland) A stitch. (knitting) The bridge of extra stitches used in the steeking technique. === Anagrams === skeet, keets, 'keets, skete, teeks, Teske, ekest == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /steːk/ Rhymes: -eːk === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch stēke, from Old Dutch *stiki, from Proto-West Germanic *stiki. ==== Noun ==== steek m (plural steken, diminutive steekje n) a prick (insect bite), a stab, a thrust a hitch (knot) a stitch a bicorne or tricorn; a cornered hat Synonym: punthoed ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: steek → Indonesian: setik → Papiamentu: stek, steek === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== steek inflection of steken: first-person singular present indicative (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative imperative === Anagrams === sekte, steke == North Frisian == === Alternative forms === steeg (Föhr-Amrum) steege (Mooring) === Etymology === From Old Frisian steka, from Proto-West Germanic *stekan. === Pronunciation === (Sylt) IPA(key): [steːk] === Verb === steek (Sylt) to stick, put inside to sting, stab ==== Conjugation ====