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What (who) is creek - definition

WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Creeks; Creek (disambiguation); The Creek

Creek         
·noun Any turn or winding.
II. Creek ·noun A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook.
III. Creek ·noun A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending further into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river.
creek         
(creeks)
1.
A creek is a narrow place where the sea comes a long way into the land. (BRIT)
N-COUNT: oft in names
2.
A creek is a small stream or river. (AM)
Follow Austin Creek for a few miles.
N-COUNT: oft in names
3.
If someone is up the creek, they are in a bad or difficult situation, or are wrong in some way. You can also say that someone is up the creek without a paddle. (INFORMAL)
PHRASE: v-link PHR
creek         
n.
1.
Inlet, cove, bight, small bay.
2.
Rivulet, small river.

Wikipedia

Creek

A creek in North America and elsewhere, such as Australia, is a stream that is usually smaller than a river. In the British Isles it is a small tidal inlet.

Creek may also refer to:

Examples of use of creek
1. The measures would limit boat traffic on the Severn River, College Creek and Spa Creek, the Coast Guard said.
2. Sixth Street even has a creek (Waller Creek) that passes through the tree–lined 700 block just off the highway.
3. Morgan Creek Productions chief executive James G.
4. The new creek will be the centre point of the Business Bay and will replicate the success that Dubai witnessed with the old creek.
5. The two–lane highway had become a small river when Middle Creek, a tributary of Catoctin Creek that runs parallel to the road, flooded around 8:30 p.m.