Creek

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkriːk/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/krik, krɪk/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'creek': (krēk, krik); 'Creek': (krēk)


Inflections of 'creek' (n):
creeks
npl (All usages. Capitalized for the American Indian people.)
Creek
npl (Can be used as a collective plural for the American Indian people—e.g. "These lands were once entirely populated by Creek.")
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
Creek n (Muscogee Indian)creek n común
  muscogui n común
 The Creeks sold deerskins to the Europeans, who brought them to Europe.
 Los creek les vendían pieles de ciervo a los europeos, quienes las traían a Europa.
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InglésEspañol
creek n US (stream)arroyo nm
  riachuelo nm
 The children waded across the creek to get to the apple tree.
 Los niños caminaron por el arroyo para llegar al árbol de manzanas.
creek n UK (inlet)ensenada nf
 The creek almost disappears at low tide.
 La ensenada casi desaparece cuando hay marea baja.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
creek | Creek
InglésEspañol
creek bed n (bottom of a stream)cauce del arroyo nm + loc adj
  riera nf
tidal creek n (estuary)estuario nm
up s*** creek expr vulgar, offensive!, informal (in trouble) (coloquial)con la mierda hasta el cuello expr
  en problemas expr
 They were heading up s*** creek, acting like fools in front of the boss.
 Se iban a meter en problemas, actuando como idiotas en frente del jefe.
up s*** creek without a paddle expr vulgar, offensive!, informal (in trouble) (coloquial)con la mierda hasta el cuello expr
up the creek adv figurative, slang (in or into trouble)en apuros loc adv
  (AR)al horno, en el horno loc adv
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