WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
streek
(strēk),USA pronunciation [Brit. Dial.]
v.t.
v.i.
streek′er, n.
v.t.
- British Termsto stretch (one's limbs), as on awakening or by exercise.
- British Termsto extend (one's hand or arm), as in reaching for or offering an object.
- British Termsto stretch out or prepare (a corpse) for burial.
v.i.
- British Termsto fall or lie prostrate.
- British Termsto move quickly, esp. to advance.
- Middle English (north) streken, variant of strecchen to stretch 1200–50
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