beck

1 of 3

verb

ˈbek

becked; becking; becks

transitive verb

archaic

: beckon

beck

2 of 3

noun (1)

ˈbek

chiefly Scotland : bow, curtsy

: a beckoning gesture

: summons, bidding

beck

3 of 3

noun (2)

ˈbek

British

: creek sense 1

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English bekken, shortened from bekenen "to give a mute signal," with the n perhaps being taken as the infinitive ending — more at beckon

Noun (1)

Middle English becke, bekke "mute signal, signal of command, bow," noun derivative of bekken "to give a mute signal" — more at beck entry 1

Noun (2)

Middle English bek, from Old Norse bekkr; akin to Old English bæc brook, Old High German bah, Lithuanian bėgti to flee — more at phobia

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

单词	becks
释义	beck 1 of 3 verb ˈbek becked; becking; becks transitive verb archaic : beckon beck 2 of 3 noun (1) ˈbek 1 chiefly Scotland : bow, curtsy 2 a : a beckoning gesture b : summons, bidding beck 3 of 3 noun (2) ˈbek British : creek sense 1 Phrases at one's beck and call : ready to obey one's command immediately Synonyms Noun (2) bourn bourne brook brooklet burn [British] creek gill [British] rill rivulet run [chiefly Midland] runlet runnel streamlet See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Verb Middle English bekken, shortened from bekenen "to give a mute signal," with the n perhaps being taken as the infinitive ending — more at beckon Noun (1) Middle English becke, bekke "mute signal, signal of command, bow," noun derivative of bekken "to give a mute signal" — more at beck entry 1 Noun (2) Middle English bek, from Old Norse bekkr; akin to Old English bæc brook, Old High German bah, Lithuanian bėgti to flee — more at phobia First Known Use Verb 13th century, in the meaning defined above Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing beck at someone's beck and call at one's beck and call at someone's beck and call at one's beck and call becks noun plural of beck, British as in brooks a natural body of running water smaller than a river when we were lads, we raced our toy boats in the narrow beck that bordered the lane Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance brooks creeks rills runnels streams rivulets streamlets tributaries bourns brooklets canals runs burns bournes bayous gills freshets freshes arroyos runlets runoffs billabongs watercourses washes sloughs coulees waterways channels affluents influents distributaries slues races cutoffs slews millstreams confluents millraces kills guts branches cuts
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beck

verb

noun (1)

noun (2)

Synonyms

Word History

Phrases Containing beck

noun