steek

verb

ˈstēk How to pronounce steek (audio)
Definition of steeknext
chiefly Scottish
as in to shut
to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening Macleod threatened to steek the door in my face if I ever said a word against the Scots again

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steek
  1. shut
  2. close
  3. lock
Verb
  • Keep Experimenting, Smartly To be clear, none of this is an argument for shutting AI experimentation down.
    — Adrian Carr, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this week, Rhodium Group’s Noah Barkin said Europe was considering measures to shut China out of the bloc.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of shut
Verb
  • The path to closing the merger was often a rocky one and at times seemed likely to derail.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Ritual Lobby Bar closes the night with Art Deco sconces and plush couches.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of close
Verb
  • Many of Guadagnino’s collaborators have long-standing relationships with him, which allows for everyone to lock in and go.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The answer cannot be to lock knowledge behind walls and hope increasingly capable machines never cross them.
    — Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of lock
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“Steek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steek. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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