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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  • The chip company closed a similar deal last month, striking a $6 billion structured agreement with Poolside, an open-weight model builder.
    — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Which essential services, such as banks and postal delivery, will be closed?
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of closed
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  • Marineland shut its doors in 2024, kicking off a race to find new homes for its 30 beluga whales and four dolphins before they would be euthanized.
    — CYBELE MAYES-OSTERMAN, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • As the company was shutting its doors in 2022, Gelman opened the Six Bells in Cobble Hill, a country-style home goods store with kitchenware, antiques, and products from local small brands.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of shut
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“Steeked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steeked. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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