ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Streek

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Streek is a verb meaning (archaic, dialect, UK, Scotland, transitive) To stretch.

Meaning

(archaic, dialect, UK, Scotland, transitive) To stretch.

More Meanings

  1. (archaic, dialect, UK, Scotland, transitive) To lay down, as a dead body.

Example Sentences

Hae, there's a key, gang in your way At the neist door there's braw ait strae; Streek down upon't, my lad and learn They're no ill lodg'd that get a barn."
Ye'll make a grave for my fair body," Running rain in the mill-water; "And ye'll streek my brother at the side of me," The pains of hell for the king's daughter.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include straught, forestretch, strech, retch, stretch, draw.

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