streek \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