Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

streek

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: streek
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

British usage; Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To lay down, as a dead body.

British usage; Archaic; Transitive verb

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."

Usage

Inflected Forms

streeks (present, singular) streeking (participle, present) streeked (participle, past) streeked (past)

Derived Forms

streeker

Rhymes With

week speak unique weak seek peak greek technique creek leak freak streak

Questions

What does streek mean?: To stretch.

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