steek

Definitions of steek
  1. noun
    a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
    synonyms: dolkstoot
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    fleer, haal, klap, muilpeer, opflikker, por, stoot
    a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
  2. noun
    a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
    synonyms: insectenbeet, insektenbeet, vlooiebeet, vlooienbeet
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    vlooiebeet, vlooienbeet
    sting inflicted by a flea
    muggebeet, muggebult, muggenbeet, muggenbult, muggensteek, muggesteek
    a sting inflicted by a mosquito
    type of:
    contusie, kneuswond, kneuzing, kwetsing, kwetsuur, laesie, letsel, trauma, verwonding
    any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
  3. noun
    a sharp spasm of pain
    synonyms: pijnscheut, scheut
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    type of:
    pijn, zeer
    a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
  4. noun
    a mental pain or distress
    synonyms: angel, gifangel, pijnscheut, scheut
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    type of:
    pijn, zeer
    a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
  5. noun
    a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
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    haaksteek
    any one of a number of stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop with a crochet needle
    breisteek
    a stitch taken in knitting
    achtersteek, stiksteek
    an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one
    festonneersteek
    a strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick material; similar to buttonhole stitch
    festonneersteek, knoopsgatensteek
    a reinforcing looped stitch for edges, as around a buttonhole
    kettingsteek
    a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain; used in embroidery and in sewing
    koninginnensteek, koninginnesteek, kruissteek, siersteek
    two stitches forming a cross or X
    stokje
    a kind of crochet stitch
    kousebandsteek
    a knitting stitch that results in a pattern of horizontal ridges formed by knitting both sides (instead of purling one side)
    bandsteek, zoomsteek
    a stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups
    picot
    an edging of small loops, as on lace or ribbon
    type of:
    naaiwerk, stikwerk
    needlework on which you are working with needle and thread
  6. noun
    hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points
    synonyms: punthoed
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    driekant, punthoed
    cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points
    type of:
    hoed, kardinaalshoed
    headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
  7. noun
    a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination
    synonyms: beddenpan, beddepan, ondersteek, ondersteekbekken
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    type of:
    vaatje, vat
    an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
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