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PRONUNCIATION OF SHIT CREEK

shit creek  [ʃɪt kriːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHIT CREEK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shit creek is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHIT CREEK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shit creek in the English dictionary

The definition of shit creek in the dictionary is to be up shit creek, to be up shit creek without a paddle to be in an extremely bad situation.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHIT CREEK


bestreak
bɪˈstriːk
creak
kriːk
creek
kriːk
ecofreak
ˈiːkəʊˌfriːk
fenugreek
ˈfɛnjʊˌɡriːk
freak
friːk
Greek
ɡriːk
hairstreak
ˈhɛəˌstriːk
perique
pəˈriːk
phreak
friːk
redstreak
ˈredˌstriːk
reek
riːk
Reg.
riːk
screak
skriːk
shriek
ʃriːk
speedfreak
ˈspiːdˌfriːk
streak
striːk
tughrik
ˈtuːˌɡriːk
tugrik
ˈtuːˌɡriːk
wreak
riːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHIT CREEK

shit
shit disturber
shit-hole
shit-hot
shit-scared
shit-stir
shit-stirrer
shitake
shite
shitface
shitfaced
shithead
shithouse
shitless
shitlist
shitload
shits
shittah
shitted
shitter

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHIT CREEK

Ancient Greek
Byzantine Greek
Cooper Creek
Cripple Creek
Dawson Creek
Greek meets Greek
Late Greek
Medieval Greek
Middle Greek
Modern Greek
peat reek
up the creek

Synonyms and antonyms of shit creek in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shit creek» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHIT CREEK

Find out the translation of shit creek to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shit creek from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shit creek» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狗屎溪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mierda arroyo
570 millions of speakers

English

shit creek
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गंदगी क्रीक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القرف الخور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дерьмо ручей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

merda riacho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিট ক্রিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la merde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Anak sungai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Shit Creek
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

くそクリーク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teluk taek
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shit lạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஷிட் க்ரீக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शिट खाडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bok dere
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

merda creek
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gówno potok
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лайно струмок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rahat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκατά ρυάκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kak Creek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shit creek
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dritt creek
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shit creek

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHIT CREEK»

The term «shit creek» is normally little used and occupies the 113.408 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHIT CREEK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shit creek» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shit creek» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shit creek

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHIT CREEK»

Discover the use of shit creek in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shit creek and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Skeleton Creek #1
In a new, groundbreaking format, the story is broken into two parts -- Ryan's text in the book, and Sarah's videos on a special website, with links and passwords given throughout the book.
Patrick Carman, 2011
2
A Dictionary of Creek/Muskogee
Entries are given in both the traditional Creek spelling and a modern phonemic transcription. A Dictionary of Creek/Muskogee is the standard reference work for the Creek language.
Jack B. Martin, Margaret McKane Mauldin, 2004
3
Skeleton Creek #3: Crossbones
Patrick Carman broke new ground for publishing with the first two Skeleton Creek stories, creating the most successful hybrid of text and web video yet.
Patrick Carman, 2011
4
Cross Creek
The author relates her experiences on a seventy-two acre orange grove in a small Florida village that she called home for thirteen years
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, 1996
5
On the Banks of Plum Creek
Laura and her family suffer many hardships their first winter on the Minnesota frontier.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, 2004
6
Gap Creek: A Novel
"--Loyal Jones "Gap Creek is the work of a master. Robert Morgan knows every corner, every inch, of the way of life he portrays in this deeply affecting book.
Robert Morgan, 2012
7
Creek Religion and Medicine
Subjects covered in this book include Creek conceptions of the cosmos; religious stories; death and the afterlife; spiritual forces and beings; various rituals, including the Busk ceremony; prohibitions; the power and skills of different ...
John Reed Swanton, 1928
8
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek has continued to change people's lives for over thirty years.
Annie Dillard, 2011
9
Skeleton Creek #4: The Raven
Part text, part video, all spine-tingling mystery. Patrick Carman's Skeleton Creek returns to thrill. Strange things happen in Skeleton Creek - and when they do, Ryan writes them down and Sarah captures them on video.
Patrick Carman, 2011
10
The Dead Man in Indian Creek
At the same time that Matt and Parker find the body of the dead man in the creek, they recognize George Evans, the owner of the antique shop where Parker's mother works.
Mary Downing Hahn, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHIT CREEK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shit creek is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mainline it
You'll either relate to it firsthand or love the shit out of it secondhand. ... Dom (A$ap Rocky), the nerdy good kids find themselves wading hip deep into shit creek. «Boulder Weekly, Jul 15»
2
Hepatitis A scandal leaves China FTA up shit creek
Australian businesses, media and government are slowly coming to the realisation that China's booming economy is not going to be the answer to economic ... «Crikey, Mar 15»
3
The Winding Circumlocutions of Schitt's Creek Reviews
Shit creek or shit's creek (“an unpleasant situation or awkward predicament”) is no shitty-come-lately, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. “Up shit creek” ... «Slate Magazine, Feb 15»
4
Unions vow to mobilise as Abbott plans to make industrial relations …
"Without the loading on a Saturday or a Sunday shift, many people would be up shit creek," said the 27-year-old from Woolloomooloo. Ms Sinha said she has ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 15»
5
From the Crikey grapevine, the latest tips and rumours …
... up yesterday, and in between motions on feminism and Freya Newman, the student union was forced to face the fact that its finances are “up shit creek”. «Crikey, Dec 14»
6
Defence minister offers apology for 'canoe' jibe about submarine …
The independent SA senator Nick Xenophon didn't seem to think so, saying the government was “up shit creek without a paddle” as he arrived at parliament with ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
7
Pie Face Is Going Broke And People Have Decidedly Mixed …
Fast-food chain and purveyors of mysterious unidentified meats Pie Face are up shit creek, and not just to find a new pie filling. The Age reports that the 72-store ... «Junkee, Nov 14»
8
Abbott's climate policy 'up shit creek without even a canoe'
It seems now that the only way Australian prime minister Tony Abbott can justify his current suite of climate policies – or the lack of them – is to repeat those ... «Echonetdaily, Nov 14»
9
US-China emissions deal puts extreme pressure on Australia to do …
... policy, the expert adviser to the former government Professor Ross Garnaut said: “Exactly where it was before the US-China announcement – up shit creek.”. «The Guardian, Nov 14»
10
The UK's Smoked Salmon Is Covered in Lice and Shit
Some of these salmon are literally living up shit creek. ... through as excrement, polluting the aquaculture not only of the shitty farm itself, but also, as they're often ... «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Oct 14»

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