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A2#1,153

Hear it

verb
  1. transitiveto prick, sting
  2. intransitiveto sting, hurt
  3. transitiveto stab, thrustwith a sharp instrument such as a dagger
  4. transitiveto insert, put in

Forms

Present

Isteek
yousteekt / steek
he, she, itsteekt

Other forms

infinitivesteken
past participlegestoken
gerundsteken
present participlestekend

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Other ways to say it

Idioms built on the body

  • iemand een hart onder de riem stekento cheer someone upLiterally to stick a heart under someone's belt.

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