streek — meaning in English
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English meaning
- area noun The size of a surface, measured in square units.
- prank noun A playful trick or joke played on someone, usually harmless.
- region noun A large area of land or space treated as a unit because of its geography, its climate, its culture or the way it is governed.
- stroke noun A sudden loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which can cause lasting damage or death.
Senses
streek is used for these senses in English:
- area A particular geographic region.
- prank A practical joke or mischievous trick.
- region Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
- stroke (golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
- stroke A single movement of a paintbrush, chisel, pen, pencil, or similar implement; a line or mark made by such an implement.
- stroke (music) A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.
area — full definition
- noun The size of a surface, measured in square units.
- noun A particular region, part of a place, or scope of activity.
prank — full definition
- noun A playful trick or joke played on someone, usually harmless.
- verb To play a trick on someone as a joke.
- verb To dress or adorn in a showy, ostentatious way.