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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.
(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.
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.
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 from literature. Here we found the beck running deeply and swiftly along a channel which appeared to have been hewn out expressly for it, but on closer inspection we found it quite a natural formation. Examples of beck. beck.
Jun 23, 2024 · 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.
