STREEK

Meaning of STREEK in English

[streek] vt [ME (northern dial.) streken; akin to OE streccan to stretch] (13c) 1 chiefly Scot: stretch, extend

2. chiefly Scot: to lay out (a dead body)

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

STREEK — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) streken; akin to Old English streccan to stretch Date: 13th century stretch , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STREEK — ˈstrēk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) streken, from Old English strec-, stem of streccan to stretch …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STREEK — (v. t.) To stretch; also, to lay out, as a dead body. See Streak.
Английский словарь Webster
STREEK — ( v. t. ) To stretch; also, to lay out, as a dead body. See Streak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STREEK — — streeker , n. /streek/ , Brit. Dial. v.t. 1. to stretch (one's limbs), as on awakening or by exercise. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STREEK — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) streken; akin to Old English streccan to stretch Date: 13th century 1. chiefly …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STREEK — vt to stretch; also, to lay out, as a dead body. ·see streak.
Webster English vocab
STREEK — Pronunciation: ' str ē k Function: transitive verb Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) streken; akin to Old English streccan to …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STREEK O DAY — break of day
Scottish Slang English vocabulary
STREAK — I. ˈstrēk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English strek, streke, strik, strike, from Old English strica line, streak; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STREIK — ˈstrēk Scot & dialect England variant of streek
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STREEKING — /stree"king/ , n. Brit. Dial. the act of stretching one's limbs, as on awakening or by exercise. [ 1300-50; ME …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STREAK — — streakedly /streekt"lee, stree"kid lee/ , adv. — streakedness , n. — streaker , n. — streaklike , adj. /streek/ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAIRSTREAK — /hair"streek'/ , n. any small, dark butterfly of the family Lycaenidae, having hairlike tails on the hind wings. [ 1810-20; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS — also called Organizational Relations, the study of human behaviour in the workplace, with an emphasis on the influence such relations …
Britannica English vocabulary
STROKE — / strəʊk; NAmE stroʊk/ noun , verb ■ noun HITTING MOVEMENT 1. an act of hitting a ball, for example …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STREAK — / striːk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a long thin mark or line that is a different …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ATTENDANCE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE average ▪ The average attendance at the Grammar School in the six years to …
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