Beck Definition
bĕk
becks
noun
A gesture of beckoning or summons.
American Heritage
A gesture of the hand, head, etc., meant to summon.
Webster's New World
A small brook; a creek.
American Heritage
A little stream, esp. one with a rocky bottom.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To summon by a beck; beckon.
Webster's New World
(archaic) To nod or motion with the head.
Wiktionary
pronoun
A surname.
Wiktionary
idiom
at (someone's) beck and call
- Ready to comply with any wish or command.
American Heritage
at the beck and call of
- at the service of; obedient to the wishes of
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Beck
Noun
Singular:
beckPlural:
becksIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Beck
- at (someone's) beck and call
- at the beck and call of
Origin of Beck
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A shortened form of beckon, from Old English bēcnan, from Proto-Germanic *baukną (“beacon”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English bek from bekken to beckon alteration of bekenen beckon
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old Norse bekkr (“a stream or brook”). Cognate with German Bach. More at beach.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old Norse bekkr bhegw- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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See back.
From Wiktionary
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