Definition of beck Beck
/bɛˈk/ - [bek] - Beck
We found 16 definitions of beck from 7 different sources.
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What does beck mean?
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NounPlural: becks |
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- beck (n.)
See Beak. - beck (n.)
A small brook. - beck (n.)
A vat. See Back. - beck (v. i.)
To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand. - beck (v. t.)
To notify or call by a nod, or a motion of the head or hand; to intimate a command to. - beck (n.)
A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a call or command.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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beck
bek, n. (Spens.). Same as Beak -
beck
bek, n. a brook. [Ice. bekkr; Ger. bach.] -
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bek, n. a sign with the finger or head: a nod: (Scot.) a gesture of salutation.—v.i. to make such a sign.—v.t. to call by a nod.—At one's beck, subject to one's will. [A contr. of Beckon.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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beck
[the Anglo-Saxon becca]. A small mountain-brook or rivulet, common to all northern dialects. A Gaelic or Manx term for a thwart or bench in the boat.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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beck
A beadle. See HERMANBECK.
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