steeked

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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  • Walmart, in fact, closed its Chatham store very near the Capital One call center earlier this year.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • It's been closed for nearly two years, but restoration of the Panther Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh's Schenley Park has been completed.
    Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • Twins closer Yoendrys Gómez shut the door on a Royals comeback in the bottom of the ninth and got his 15th save of the season.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Transits have since collapsed to a trickle with the oil artery effectively shut, pushing energy prices higher.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
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“Steeked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steeked. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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