steeking

verb

present participle of steek, chiefly Scottish
as in closing
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. closing
  2. shutting
  3. locking
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  • Now that the eleventh-hour challenge was denied, Paramount CEO David Ellison can move forward with closing the merger as planned.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In September, California Department of Education spokesperson Scott Roark said closing Highlands in Twin Rivers Unified would not eliminate its debts, including what is owed to the state.
    — Chaewon Chung Updated October 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of closing
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  • Authorities began shutting schools last week to take some steam out of the demonstrations after widespread damage to schools and mounting injuries among staff, students and police.
    — NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Regenerating animals have remarkable ways of turning cell growth on when it’s needed and shutting it off once the missing tissue has been rebuilt.
    — Junsu Kang, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of shutting
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  • This anti-theft bag converts from tote to crossbody to backpack and is packed with smart security features, including RFID-blocking pockets, locking zippers, and a chair-lock loop.
    — Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Definition of locking
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“Steeking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steeking. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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