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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As John fell, Yvette reached out to push the man and shut the door, succeeding before she was also hit eight times by gunfire.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 June 2025 -
When a moonshot project failed—after years and millions invested—the team that shut it down got a bonus.—
Bill Fischer,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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“Steeked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steeked. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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