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creek
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
creek
(noun)
paddle
(noun)
up
(preposition)
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creek
/
ˈ
kriːk/
noun
plural
creeks
creek
/
ˈ
kriːk/
noun
plural
creeks
Learner's definition of CREEK
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count
]
1
US
:
a small stream
The children waded in the
creek
.
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British
:
inlet
The coast is dotted with tiny
creeks
.
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up the creek
informal
or
up the creek without a paddle
:
in a very difficult situation that you cannot get out of
If you hadn't helped us, we would've been
up the creek
.
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