steek
verb
ˈstēk 
steeked; steeking; steeks
chiefly Scotland
: shut, close
Synonyms
- close
- make [chiefly dialect]
- shut
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Macleod threatened to steek the door in my face if I ever said a word against the Scots again.
Word History
Etymology
Middle English steken to pierce, fix, enclose; akin to Old English stician to pierce — more at stick
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined above
steeked
verb
as in closed
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- closed
- shut
- locked
- fastened
- made
- secured
- slammed
- sealed
- latched
- stoppered
- plugged
- bolted
- clapped
- chained
- barred
- battened (down)
- clapt
- banged
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- opened
- unlocked
- unfastened
- unlatched
- unbolted
- unsealed
- unchained
- unbarred