as in to shut
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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Riley shut the door to his hotel room, set the bag of delivered food on the desk and put his cell phone conversation on speaker.—
Brooks Kubena,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025 -
The app may still work for those who already have TikTok on their phones, although ByteDance has also threatened to shut the app down.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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Schools canceled classes, and government offices were closed Wednesday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Its Palisades store, which survived the Palisades fire, is temporarily closed.—
Andrea Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Fail to meet any of these conditions, and Ricky might be locked up again.—
Matthew Creith,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2025
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Our nation’s capital was locked down, silent and wary, rightfully fearful of violence from its own citizenry.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Steek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steek. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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