beck

[ bek ]

/ bɛk /

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noun

a gesture used to signal, summon, or direct someone.

Chiefly Scot. a bow or curtsy of greeting.

verb (used with or without object)

Archaic. beckon.

Idioms for beck

at someone's beck and call, ready to do someone's bidding; subject to someone's slightest wish: He has three servants at his beck and call.

Origin of beck

1325–75; Middle English becken, short variant of becnen to beckon

Words nearby beck

Bechstein, Bechterew-Mendel reflex, Bechterew's disease, Bechuana, Bechuanaland, beck, Beck Depression Inventory, Beckenbauer, Becker, Becker muscular dystrophy, Becker's test

Definition for beck (2 of 4)

beck²

[ bek ]

/ bɛk /

noun North England.

a brook, especially a swiftly running stream with steep banks.

Origin of beck

1250–1300; Middle English becc<Scandinavian; compare Old Norse bekkr; akin to Old English bece,Dutch beek,German Bach brook, MIr bual flowing water <Indo-European *bhog-lā

Definition for beck (3 of 4)

beck³

[ bek ]

/ bɛk /

verb (used with object) Metalworking.

to form (a billet or the like) into a tire or hoop by rolling or hammering on a mandrel or anvil.

Origin of beck

v. use of beck (noun), shortening of beck-iron, variant of bick-iron

Definition for beck (4 of 4)

Beck

[ bek ]

/ bɛk /

noun

Dave, 1894–1993, U.S. labor leader: president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters 1952–57.

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Example sentences from the Web for beck

Beck is a close student of history and propaganda, and especially the history of propaganda.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.|Ana Marie Cox|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I just happen to believe it was settled in a different way than Beck does.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.|Ana Marie Cox|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Beck is in the same position as any post-industrial capitalist entrepreneur.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.|Ana Marie Cox|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What often is forgotten—and what Beck could probably stand to remember—is that the massacre was, technically, a firefight.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.|Ana Marie Cox|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

A civilian commission overruled Beck and rebuked his conclusion.
Worse Than Eric Garner: Cops Who Got Away With Killing Autistic Men and Little Girls|Emily Shire|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Professor Bergson and Mr. Beck drank and responded to toasts with eloquent fervor.
Under Four Administrations|Oscar S. Straus
Another missionary, Ferdinand, arrived with the Harmony to assist brother Beck.
The Moravians in Labrador|Anonymous
A few of his old comrades were still alive, among them Beck Jolly.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
I will not be at the beck and call of a beggarly tradesfellow!
It Might Have Been|Emily Sarah Holt
Now one of the earliest callers upon Mr. Beck was a certain picture-dealer named Burls.
The Golden Butterfly|Walter Besant

British Dictionary definitions for beck (1 of 2)

beck¹

/ (bɛk) /

noun

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

Word Origin for beck

C14: short for becnen to beckon

British Dictionary definitions for beck (2 of 2)

beck²

/ (bɛk) /

noun

(in N England) a stream, esp a swiftly flowing one

Word Origin for beck

Old English becc, from Old Norse bekkr; related to Old English bece, Old Saxon beki, Old High German bah brook, Sanskrit bhanga wave

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with beck

beck

see at someone's beck and call.

单词	beck
释义	beck ¹ [ bek ] / bɛk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR beck ON THESAURUS.COM noun a gesture used to signal, summon, or direct someone. Chiefly Scot. a bow or curtsy of greeting. verb (used with or without object) Archaic. beckon. Idioms for beck at someone's beck and call, ready to do someone's bidding; subject to someone's slightest wish: He has three servants at his beck and call. Origin of beck ¹ 1325–75; Middle English becken, short variant of becnen to beckon Words nearby beck Bechstein, Bechterew-Mendel reflex, Bechterew's disease, Bechuana, Bechuanaland, beck, Beck Depression Inventory, Beckenbauer, Becker, Becker muscular dystrophy, Becker's test Definition for beck (2 of 4) beck² [ bek ] / bɛk / noun North England. a brook, especially a swiftly running stream with steep banks. Origin of beck ² 1250–1300; Middle English becc<Scandinavian; compare Old Norse bekkr; akin to Old English bece,Dutch beek,German Bach brook, MIr bual flowing water <Indo-European *bhog-lā Definition for beck (3 of 4) beck³ [ bek ] / bɛk / verb (used with object) Metalworking. to form (a billet or the like) into a tire or hoop by rolling or hammering on a mandrel or anvil. Origin of beck ³ v. use of beck (noun), shortening of beck-iron, variant of bick-iron Definition for beck (4 of 4) Beck [ bek ] / bɛk / noun Dave, 1894–1993, U.S. labor leader: president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters 1952–57. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for beck Beck is a close student of history and propaganda, and especially the history of propaganda. Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.\|Ana Marie Cox\|December 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I just happen to believe it was settled in a different way than Beck does. Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.\|Ana Marie Cox\|December 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Beck is in the same position as any post-industrial capitalist entrepreneur. Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.\|Ana Marie Cox\|December 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST What often is forgotten—and what Beck could probably stand to remember—is that the massacre was, technically, a firefight. Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.\|Ana Marie Cox\|December 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A civilian commission overruled Beck and rebuked his conclusion. Worse Than Eric Garner: Cops Who Got Away With Killing Autistic Men and Little Girls\|Emily Shire\|December 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Professor Bergson and Mr. Beck drank and responded to toasts with eloquent fervor. Under Four Administrations\|Oscar S. Straus Another missionary, Ferdinand, arrived with the Harmony to assist brother Beck. The Moravians in Labrador\|Anonymous A few of his old comrades were still alive, among them Beck Jolly. Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete\|Albert Bigelow Paine I will not be at the beck and call of a beggarly tradesfellow! It Might Have Been\|Emily Sarah Holt Now one of the earliest callers upon Mr. Beck was a certain picture-dealer named Burls. The Golden Butterfly\|Walter Besant British Dictionary definitions for beck (1 of 2) beck¹ / (bɛk) / noun 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 Word Origin for beck C14: short for becnen to beckon British Dictionary definitions for beck (2 of 2) beck² / (bɛk) / noun (in N England) a stream, esp a swiftly flowing one Word Origin for beck Old English becc, from Old Norse bekkr; related to Old English bece, Old Saxon beki, Old High German bah brook, Sanskrit bhanga wave Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with beck beck see at someone's beck and call. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to beck tributary, estuary, stream, tide, rush, flow, spate, surge, current, flood, torrent, run, creek, brook, rivulet, course, watercourse, branch, rill, runnel
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beck

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verb (used with or without object)

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Definition for beck (2 of 4)

noun North England.

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Definition for beck (3 of 4)

verb (used with object) Metalworking.

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noun

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