STREEK


Meaning of STREEK in English

ˈstrēk verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) streken, from Old English strec-, stem of streccan to stretch

transitive verb

1. chiefly Scotland : stretch , extend

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

intransitive verb

1. : to fall or lie prostrate : stretch out

2. obsolete : to extend toward or to something : reach

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