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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Beck \Beck\, n.
     See Beak. [Obs.] --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Beck \Beck\, n. [OE. bek, AS. becc; akin to Icel. bekkr brook,
     OHG. pah, G. bach.]
     A small brook.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The brooks, the becks, the rills.        --Drayton.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Beck \Beck\, n.
     A vat. See Back.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Beck \Beck\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Becked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Becking.] [Contr. of beckon.]
     To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand. [Archaic]
     --Drayton.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Beck \Beck\, v. t.
     To notify or call by a nod, or a motion of the head or hand;
     to intimate a command to. [Archaic]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           When gold and silver becks me to come on. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Beck \Beck\, n.
     A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a
     call or command.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           They have troops of soldiers at their beck. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Beck \Beck\, n.
     See Beak. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Beck \Beck\, n. [OE. bek, AS. becc; akin to Icel. bekkr brook,
     OHG. pah, G. bach.]
     A small brook.
  
           The brooks, the becks, the rills.        --Drayton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Beck \Beck\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Becked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Becking.] [Contr. of beckon.]
     To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand. [Archaic]
     --Drayton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Beck \Beck\, n.
     A vat. See Back.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Beck \Beck\, v. t.
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Beck \Beck\, n.
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  beck
       n : a beckoning gesture

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  -beck
     German alt.
     (ngd: Placename suffix found in northern Germany)
     German suf.
     (ngd: Placename suffix found in northern Germany)
     German suf.
     (ngd: Suffix of occupational surnames)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beck
     Portuguese n.
     (alternative spelling of pt beque)
     Swedish n.
     n pitch; A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after
  distilling crude oil and tar.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Beck
     German n.
     m (lb de archaic to obsolete) baker
     German n.
     m (surname: de)
     German n.
     m (lb de falconry) The beak of a bird of prey.
     Hungarian n.
     (surname: hu)
     Translingual n.
     A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Günther von
  Mannagetta und Lërchenau Beck (1856-1931).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  beck
     n.
     (lb en Norfolk Northern English dialect) A stream or small river.
     n.
     (senseid en nod) A significant#Adjective nod#Noun, or motion#Noun of
  the head#Noun or hand#Noun, especially as a call#Noun or command#Noun.
     vb.
     (lb en archaic) To nod or motion with the head.
     n.
     A vat.
     n.
     (obsolete form of en beak)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Beck
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en unincorporated community co/Covington County s/Alabama
  c/USA), likely named after the Beck family.
     3 The (w: River Beck), or The Beck, (place en a=a minor river in
  south-east co/Greater London cc/England which becomes the Pool River
  before joining the riv/Ravensbourne).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  -beck
     German alt.
     (ngd: Placename suffix found in northern Germany)
     German suf.
     (ngd: Placename suffix found in northern Germany)
     German suf.
     (ngd: Suffix of occupational surnames)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  beck
     Portuguese n.
     (alternative spelling of pt beque)
     Swedish n.
     n pitch; A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after
  distilling crude oil and tar.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Beck
     German n.
     m (lb de archaic to obsolete) baker
     German n.
     m (surname: de)
     German n.
     m (lb de falconry) The beak of a bird of prey.
     Hungarian n.
     (surname: hu)
     Translingual n.
     A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Günther von
  Mannagetta und Lërchenau Beck (1856-1931).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  -beck
     German alt.
     (ngd: Placename suffix found in northern Germany)
     German suf.
     (ngd: Placename suffix found in northern Germany)
     German suf.
     (ngd: Suffix of occupational surnames)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  beck
     Portuguese n.
     (alternative spelling of pt beque)
     Swedish n.
     n pitch; A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after
  distilling crude oil and tar.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Beck
     German n.
     m (lb de archaic to obsolete) baker
     German n.
     m (surname: de)
     German n.
     m (lb de falconry) The beak of a bird of prey.
     Hungarian n.
     (surname: hu)
     Translingual n.
     A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Günther von
  Mannagetta und Lërchenau Beck (1856-1931).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beck
     Ruotsi n.
     (''kemia'') piki

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beck
     n.
     (tagg: kemi) det som blir över när tjära destilleras; segflytande
  mörk massa

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  beck
     n.
     (tagg: kemi) det som blir över när tjära destilleras; segflytande
  mörk massa

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  beck /-beːk/ /-bɛk/ /-bɛːk/ 
  bäck
  Ortsnamengrundwort für fließende Gewässer, kleinere Flüsse und Orte an fließenden Gewässern

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Beck /bˈɛk/
  الجدول

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beck /bˈɛk/ 
  pokývnutí

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beck /bˈɛk/
   [Northern English] Bach , Flüsschen , kleiner Wasserlauf  [envir.]  [geogr.]
     Synonyms: brook, creek, rivulet, riveret, stream
  
   see: brooks, becks, creeks, rivulets, riverets, streams, blind creek, intermittent brook, intermittent streamlet, arroyo
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beck /bˈɛk/
  Wink 

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  beck /bˈɛk/ 
  1. छोटी~नाली
        "There are many becks in my village."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  beck /bˈɛk/
  klimanje glavom, pozdrav

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  beck /bek/
    at sb's beck and call (be V: :at PROPOSS :beck :and :call)
   - na każde zawołanie kogoś

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  beck /bˈɛk/
  1. başla yapılan işaret
  2. birisini işaretle çağırmak. at one's beck and call birisinin emrinde, daima karşısındakinin arzusunu yerine getirmeye hazır.

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  Beck
  Beck

From Svenska-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-bul ]

  beck /bˈɛk/ 
  катран
  segflytande mörk massa

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  beck /bˈɛk/ 
  Pech
  segflytande mörk massa

From Svenska-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-ell ]

  beck /bˈɛk/ 
  πίσσα
  segflytande mörk massa

From Svenska-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-fin ]

  beck /bˈɛk/ 
  piki
  segflytande mörk massa

From Svenska-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-fra ]

  beck /bˈɛk/ 
  poix
  segflytande mörk massa

From Svenska-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-ita ]

  beck /bˈɛk/ 
  pece
  segflytande mörk massa

From Svenska-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-lat ]

  beck /bˈɛk/ 
  pix
  segflytande mörk massa

From Svenska-Nederlands FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-nld ]

  beck /bˈɛk/ 
  pek
  segflytande mörk massa

From Svenska-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-por ]

  beck /bˈɛk/ 
  pez
  segflytande mörk massa

From Svenska-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-rus ]

  beck /bˈɛk/ 
  смола
  segflytande mörk massa

From Svenska-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-spa ]

  beck /bˈɛk/ 
  pez, brea
  segflytande mörk massa

From Svenska-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-tur ]

  beck /bˈɛk/ 
  bitum
  segflytande mörk massa

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbɛk/

From IPA:sv :   [ IPA:sv ]

  

/bɛkː/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  77 Moby Thesaurus words for "beck":
     adolescent stream, arroyo, bearing, beck and call, beckon, bidding,
     body language, bourn, braided stream, branch, brook, brooklet,
     burn, call, calling, calling forth, carriage, channel, charade,
     chironomy, convocation, creek, crick, dactylology,
     deaf-and-dumb alphabet, dumb show, evocation, flowing stream,
     fluviation, fresh, freshet, gesticulation, gesture,
     gesture language, gill, hand signal, indent, invocation, kill,
     kinesics, lazy stream, meandering stream, midchannel, midstream,
     millstream, motion, movement, moving road, navigable river, nod,
     pantomime, poise, pose, posture, preconization, race,
     racing stream, requisition, river, rivulet, run, rundle, runlet,
     runnel, shrug, sign language, sike, spill stream, stance, stream,
     stream action, streamlet, subterranean river, summons, wadi,
     watercourse, waterway
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 点头示意,招手;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 点头示意,招手,小河

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