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steek — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • guff noun (informal) Nonsense; foolish or empty talk.
  • hitch noun A small problem, delay, or snag.
  • pang noun A sudden, sharp burst of physical pain.
  • stab verb To pierce or wound someone or something with a pointed weapon such as a knife.
  • sting noun A sharp pain, or the puncture and injection of venom by an insect or animal.
  • stitch noun A single loop of thread made by a needle in sewing, knitting, or in closing a wound.
  • thrust noun A sudden strong push or lunge forward.

Senses

steek is used for these senses in English:

  • guff (informal, uncountable) Insolent or otherwise unacceptable remarks.
  • hitch Any of various knots used to attach a rope to an object other than another rope.
  • pang (often, in the plural) A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.
  • stab An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
  • stitch A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.
  • thrust (fencing) An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
  • thrust A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)

guff — full definition

  1. noun (informal) Nonsense; foolish or empty talk.
  2. noun (informal) Cheeky or disrespectful backtalk.

hitch — full definition

  1. noun A small problem, delay, or snag.
  2. noun A device or fitting used to attach something, such as a trailer, to a vehicle.
  3. verb To fasten or attach something, especially to a vehicle.
  4. verb To hitchhike; to get a ride by signaling passing vehicles.

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