kri:k n. 1
Brit. a a
small bay or
harbour on a sea-coast. b a
narrow inlet on a sea-coast or in a river-bank. 2
esp. US a
tributary of a
river; a
stream. 3
Austral. & NZ a stream or brook. øup
the creek sl. 1 in difficulties or
trouble. 2
crazy. [ME crike f. ON kriki
nook (or
partly f. OF crique f. ON), & ME creke f. MDu. kreke (or f. crike by lengthening): ult. orig. unkn.]