creek

n.

1. A small stream, often a shallow or intermittent tributary to a river. Also called regionally branch, brook, Also called kill, run.
2. A channel or stream running through a salt marsh: tidal creeks teeming with shore wildlife.
3. Chiefly British. A small inlet in a shoreline, extending farther inland than a cove.

idiom:

up the creek (without a paddle) Informal.

1. In a difficult, unfortunate, or inextricable position.

[Middle English creke, probably from Old Norse kriki, bend.]

noun

A small stream: brook. Chiefly Regional branch, kill, run. See dry/wet.

IN BRIEF: A small stream.

A small creek runs through the field behind our house.

Tutor's tip: We always heard a strange "creak" (unpleasant squeaking sound) coming from the house near the "creek" (a small stream).

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
  Synonym: brook

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bugt, vig, havn, biflod, bæk

idioms:

• up the creek    i vanskeligheder, skør

n. - bugt, vig, havn, biflod, bæk
adj. - creek-

Nederlands (Dutch)
beek, kreek

Français (French)
n. - (GB) bras de mer, bras mort, (US, Austral) ruisseau

idioms:

• up the creek    (être) dans le pétrin, (être) mal parti (un projet)

n. - (US) Confédération de plusieurs tribus indiennes, (Ling) langue de ces tribus indiennes
adj. - des tribus indiennes d'Amérique

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bach, Bucht

idioms:

• up the creek    in der Tinte

n. - Krik-Indianer, Krik (Sprache)
adj. - Krik-Indianer...

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γεωγρ.) μυχός, ορμίσκος, κολπίσκος, (ΗΠΑ, Αυστραλία) ρυάκι

idioms:

• up the creek    σε δύσκολη θέση, με προβλήματα

Italiano (Italian)
ruscello, insenatura

idioms:

• up the creek    nei guai

Português (Portuguese)
n. - angra (f), riacho (m)

idioms:

• up the creek    em dificuldades

Русский (Russian)
речка, залив

idioms:

• up the creek    в беде

Español (Spanish)
n. - arroyo, riachuelo, cala, caleta, ensenada

idioms:

• up the creek    en apuros, en aprietos, jodido

n. - miembro de una confederación de indígenas norteamericanos
adj. - perteneciente a la tribu de los creek

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - liten vik, bäck (am.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
克里克族印第安人, 克里克语, 克里克人的, 克里克语的, 克里克联盟的

小河, 溪, 小湾, 小港

idioms:

• up the creek    处于困境

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 克里克族印第安人, 克里克語
adj. - 克里克人的, 克里克語的, 克里克聯盟的

n. - 小河, 溪, 小灣, 小港

idioms:

• up the creek    處於困境

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 시내, 작은 만, 좁은 통로

idioms:

• up the creek    곤경에 빠져, 난처하여, 미친듯한

n. - 크리크 사람, 크리크어
adj. - 크리크 사람의, 크리크어의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - クリーク同盟, クリーク語, 小川, 入り江

idioms:

• up the creek    窮地に陥って, 妊娠して

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جدول ما صغير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
up the - ‮במצב ביש‬
n. - ‮קריק - שבט ילידי צפון-אמריקני, בן שבט הקריק, קריק (שפה)‬
adj. - ‮של עם הקריק‬

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conn creek	creek nativity
eagle creek	cross creek