creekn.[AS. crecca; akin to D. kreek, Icel. kriki crack, nook; cf. W. crig crack, crigyll ravine, creek. Cf. Crick, Crook.]1. 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.()Each creek and cavern of the dangerous shore. (Cowper.)They discovered a certain creek, with a shore. (Acts xxvii. 39.)2. A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook.()Lesser streams and rivulets are denominated creeks. (Goldsmith.)3. Any turn or winding.()The passages of alleys, creeks, and narrow lands. (Shak.)