creek

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creek /kriːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old Norse; Origin: kriki 'bend']
1. American English Australian English a small narrow stream or river
2. British English a long narrow area of water that flows from the sea into the land
3. be up the creek (without a paddle) (also be up shit creek (without a paddle) not polite) spoken to be in a very difficult situation:
If I don’t get my passport by Friday, I’ll be up the creek.
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THESAURUS
a small river
▪ stream a small narrow river: a cool mountain stream
▪ brook literary a small stream: There was a small brook, rushing and sparkling along between green banks.
▪ creek a narrow area of sea that goes into the land, or a small river: The River Fal with its many creeks was a perfect place for smugglers. | The kids hunted for crabs in the muddy creek.

creekhu

◎	[kri:k]
※	danh từ
	■	vùng, lạch
	■	(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) sông con, nhánh sông
	■	thung lũng hẹp
	〆	up the creek
		✓	gặp trở ngại

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Creek, brook