| 释义 |
cleek
I. \ˈklēk\ verb
(claught \ˈklȯḵt\ ; or cleeked \ˈklēkt\ ; or claucht \ˈklȯḵt\ ; cleeked ; cleeking ; cleeks)
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) cleken; probably akin to Old English clyccan to clutch — more at clutch
transitive verb
1. chiefly Scotland : to seize or clutch : snatch, pluck
2. chiefly Scotland : to catch or draw out : hook
intransitive verb
chiefly Scotland : to link arms : go arm in arm
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) cleke hook, act of clutching, from cleken, v.
1. chiefly Scotland
a. : a large hook or crook (as for a pot over a fire)
b. : fishhook
2. : either of two golf clubs:
a. : a narrow-bladed driving iron formerly in use for short drives
b. : a number four wood |