steek

chiefly Scottish
as in to shut
to position (something) so as to prevent passage through an opening Macleod threatened to steek the door in my face if I ever said a word against the Scots again

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  • Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Because on August 29, a federal appellate court shut the door on that doctrine.
    Brett Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Lisbon’s City Council shut operations of other streetcars and ordered immediate inspections.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • The Robco Transmission & Auto shop was closed at the time of the crash.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But major indexes closed higher Monday, despite news of a weaker-than-expected jobs market in August.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Its low deductible and month-to-month coverage are pluses, as well, since most warranty companies lock you into a multi-year contract.
    Brian Sloan, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
  • If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Steek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steek. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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