cleek

[ kleek ]

/ klik /

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noun

Chiefly Scot. a large hook, especially one fixed to the inside walls of a house to hold clothing, pots, or food.

Golf: Older Use. a club with an iron head, a narrow face, and little slope, used for shots from a poor lie on the fairway and sometimes for putting.

verb (used with object), claught or cleeked or claucht, cleeked, cleek·ing.

Chiefly Scot. to grasp or seize (something) suddenly and eagerly; snatch.

Origin of cleek

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English (Scots ) cleke “hook,” derivative of cleke “to take hold of,” variant of cleche, akin to clutch¹

Words nearby cleek

cleave, cleaver, cleavers, Cleburne, cleck, cleek, Cleese, Cleethorpes, clef, cleft, cleft hand

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Example sentences from the Web for cleek

It was a tryst—the lovers' meeting upon which Cleek had built such high hopes and upon which he had blundered by the merest fluke.
The Riddle of the Night|Thomas W. Hanshew
While Cleek was speaking they were moving along the strange passage and soon noticed that they were walking up an incline.
The Riddle of the Purple Emperor|Mary E. Hanshew and Thomas W. Hanshew
The man stopped suddenly and, bending forward, peered up under Cleek's tweed cap into the face beneath it.
The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel|Mary E. Hanshew
Cleek, Mr. Narkom and young Wilson—very much agitated at the coming ordeal—brought up the rear.
Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes|Various

Nobody, nobody on God's earth could have told you that, Mr. Cleek, for no living soul was there.
The Riddle of the Night|Thomas W. Hanshew

British Dictionary definitions for cleek

cleek

cleik

/ (kliːk) /

noun

mainly Scot a large hook, such as one used to land fish

golf a former name for a club, corresponding to the modern No. 1 or No. 2 iron, used for long low shots

Word Origin for cleek

C15: of uncertain origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cleek
释义	cleek [ kleek ] / klik / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cleek ON THESAURUS.COM noun Chiefly Scot. a large hook, especially one fixed to the inside walls of a house to hold clothing, pots, or food. Golf: Older Use. a club with an iron head, a narrow face, and little slope, used for shots from a poor lie on the fairway and sometimes for putting. verb (used with object), claught or cleeked or claucht, cleeked, cleek·ing. Chiefly Scot. to grasp or seize (something) suddenly and eagerly; snatch. Origin of cleek First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English (Scots ) cleke “hook,” derivative of cleke “to take hold of,” variant of cleche, akin to clutch¹ Words nearby cleek cleave, cleaver, cleavers, Cleburne, cleck, cleek, Cleese, Cleethorpes, clef, cleft, cleft hand Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cleek It was a tryst—the lovers' meeting upon which Cleek had built such high hopes and upon which he had blundered by the merest fluke. The Riddle of the Night\|Thomas W. Hanshew While Cleek was speaking they were moving along the strange passage and soon noticed that they were walking up an incline. The Riddle of the Purple Emperor\|Mary E. Hanshew and Thomas W. Hanshew The man stopped suddenly and, bending forward, peered up under Cleek's tweed cap into the face beneath it. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel\|Mary E. Hanshew Cleek, Mr. Narkom and young Wilson—very much agitated at the coming ordeal—brought up the rear. Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes\|Various Nobody, nobody on God's earth could have told you that, Mr. Cleek, for no living soul was there. The Riddle of the Night\|Thomas W. Hanshew British Dictionary definitions for cleek cleek cleik / (kliːk) / noun mainly Scot a large hook, such as one used to land fish golf a former name for a club, corresponding to the modern No. 1 or No. 2 iron, used for long low shots Word Origin for cleek C15: of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cleek wedge, putter, driver, spoon, wood, stick, iron, midiron, niblick, mashie, brassie
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cleek

noun

verb (used with object), claught or cleeked or claucht, cleeked, cleek·ing.

Origin of cleek

Words nearby cleek

Example sentences from the Web for cleek

British Dictionary definitions for cleek

cleik

noun

Word Origin for cleek

Words related to cleek