louk
1 of 3verb
ˈlük
-ed/-ing/-s
dialectal, England
: weed
louk
2 of 3transitive verb
ˈlau̇k
-ed/-ing/-s
dialectal, England
: beat, whip, strike
louk
3 of 3noun
"
plural -s
dialectal, England
: blow entry 5 sense 1a
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English lowken, luken to weed, pull out, from Old English lūcan to pull up (a weed); akin to Middle Low German lūken to pull, Old High German liochan to pluck, pull out, Old Norse lok weeds, Latin lugēre to mourn
Transitive verb
origin unknown
- simple prebend
- simple proposition
- simple protein
- simple reaction time
- simple stress
- simple substitution
- simple sugar
- simple syllogism
- simple syrup
- simple tide
- simple tone
- simple vault
- simple vow
- simple watermark
- simple-faced
- simpled
- simplehearted
- simpleminded
- simplemindedly
- simplemindedness
- simplemindednesses
- simpleness
- simplenesses
- simpler
- simpler's-joy