creek
[ kreek, krik ]
/ krik, krɪk /
noun
U.S., Canada, and Australia.
a stream smaller than a river.
a stream or channel in a coastal marsh.
Chiefly Atlantic States and British.
a recess or inlet in the shore of the sea.
an estuary.
British Dialect.
a narrow, winding passage or hidden recess.
Idioms for creek
up the creek, Slang.
in a predicament; in a difficult or seemingly hopeless situation.
Origin of creek
1200–50; Middle English
creke, variant of
crike < Old Norse
kriki bend, crook
OTHER WORDS FROM creek
sub·creek, nounWords nearby creek
credulity,
credulous,
credé's method,
cree,
creed,
creek,
creek war,
creel,
creeley,
creep,
creep feeder
British Dictionary definitions for up the creek (1 of 2)
Creek
/ (kriːk) /
noun
plural Creek or Creeks
a member of a confederacy of Native American peoples formerly living in Georgia and Alabama, now chiefly in Oklahoma
any of the languages of these peoples, belonging to the Muskhogean family
British Dictionary definitions for up the creek (2 of 2)
creek
/ (kriːk) /
noun
mainly British
a narrow inlet or bay, esp of the sea
US, Canadian, Australian and NZ
a small stream or tributary
up the creek slang
in trouble; in a difficult position
Word Origin for creek
C13: from Old Norse
kriki nook; related to Middle Dutch
krēke creek, inlet
Idioms and Phrases with up the creek (1 of 2)
up the creek
Also, up shit creek. See up a creek.
Idioms and Phrases with up the creek (2 of 2)
creek
see up a creek.