\Creek\ (kr[=e]k), n. [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.