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streek

transitive verb \ˈstrēk\

Definition of STREEK

1
chiefly Scottish :  stretch, extend
2
chiefly Scottish :  to lay out (a dead body)
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Origin of STREEK

Middle English (northern dialect) streken; akin to Old English streccan to stretch
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with STREEK

beak, bleak, cheek, chic, cleek, clique, creak, creek, Creek, eke, flic, freak, geek, gleek, Greek, keek, leak, leek, meek, peak, peek, peke, pic, pique, reek, screak, seek, sheikh, shriek, sic, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, squeak, steek, streak, teak, tweak, weak, week

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