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noun
- 1. a gesture requesting attention, such as a nod or wave. literary
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1. chiefly Scotland : bow, curtsy. 2. a. : a beckoning gesture. b. : summons, bidding. beck. 3 of 3. noun (2) ˈbek. British. : creek sense 1. Phrases. at one's beck and call. : ready to obey one's command immediately. Synonyms. Noun (2)
(Definition of beck from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of beck. beck. Beautiful hostesses at his every beck and call.
Beck definition: a gesture used to signal, summon, or direct someone.. See examples of BECK used in a sentence.
noun. 1. a gesture of the hand, head, etc., meant to summon. verb transitive, verb intransitive. 2. Archaic. to summon by a beck; beckon.
Definition of beck noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(Definition of beck from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of beck. beck. The public consumes both chocolate and the news and both the chocolate industry and the news industry answer our beck and call.
Define beck. beck synonyms, beck pronunciation, beck translation, English dictionary definition of beck. n. A gesture of beckoning or summons. Idiom: at beck and call Ready to comply with any wish or command.
4 days ago · a beckoning gesture.
Origin of Beck. A shortened form of beckon, from Old English bēcnan, from Proto-Germanic *baukną (“beacon”). From Wiktionary. Middle English bek from bekken to beckon alteration of bekenen beckon.
a nod, wave, or other gesture or signal. at someone's beck and call ⇒ ready to obey someone's orders instantly; subject to someone's slightest whim. Etymology: 14th Century: short for becnen to beckon. beck /bɛk/ n. (in N England) a stream, esp a swiftly flowing one.
