steeked

verb

past tense of steek, chiefly Scottish
as in closed
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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  1. closed
  2. shut
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  • Burrito King permanently closed its doors in late June after 58 years of service.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • No one was injured, and the store is currently closed as employees assess the situation to see when reopening will be possible, Jackson said.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026
Definition of closed
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  • The glasses come with a hard-shell snap-shut case and a green USB-C cable.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026
  • The update followed a high-stakes boardroom showdown with the group's supervisory board on Thursday and comes after reports that the company is weighing up shutting four German factories and implementing as many as 100,000 job cuts.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of shut
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“Steeked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steeked. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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