01 n. See Beak.
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6 senses · 6 variants
Webster, 1913
Beck
/bĕk/
· IPA /ˈbɛk/
02 n. A small brook.
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A small brook.“The brooks, the becks, the rills.” — Drayton.
03 n. A vat. See Back.
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A vat. See Back. See: Back
04 v. i. To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand.
imp. & p. p.
Becked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Becking
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To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand.[Archaic]
05 v. t. To notify or call by a nod, or a motion of the head or hand; to intimate a command to.
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To notify or call by a nod, or a motion of the head or hand; to intimate a command to.[Archaic]“When gold and silver becks me to come on.” — Shak.
06 n. A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a call or command.
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A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a call or command.“They have troops of soldiers at their beck.” — Shak.