verb
- closes or fastens something
Usage: Scottish; archaic
noun
- stitches that are cut in knitting to create openings
Usage: knitting terminology
Examples
- She steeks the door against the cold wind.
- The knitter carefully cut the steeks to form the armholes.
- Traditional Fair Isle sweaters often use steeks for shaping.
- He steeks the gate before leaving the farm.
- The steeks were reinforced with machine stitching before cutting.