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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɛk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-beck.wav Forms: becks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: From Middle English bek, bekk, becc, from Old English bæc, bec, bæċe, beċe (“beck, brook”), from Proto-Germanic *bakiz (“stream”). Cognate with Old Norse bekkr (“a stream or brook”), Low German bek, beck, German Bach, Dutch beek, Swedish bäck, Doublet of batch. More at beach. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bek}} Middle English bek, {{cog|ang|bæc}} Old English bæc, {{der|en|gem-pro|*bakiz|t=stream}} Proto-Germanic *bakiz (“stream”), {{der|en|non|bekkr|t=a stream or brook}} Old Norse bekkr (“a stream or brook”), {{cog|nds|bek}} Low German bek, {{cog|de|Bach}} German Bach, {{cog|nl|beek}} Dutch beek, {{cog|sv|bäck}} Swedish bäck, {{doublet|en|batch}} Doublet of batch Head templates: {{en-noun}} beck (plural becks)
  1. (Norfolk, Northern England) A stream or small river. Tags: Norfolk, Northern-England Categories (place): Bodies of water, Landforms Synonyms: brook, burn, creek, stream Derived forms: Beck Foot, Beck Hole, Troutbeck Translations (stream): Bach [masculine] (German), å [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-beck-en-noun-u8QFotbm Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 36 20 24 4 17 Disambiguation of Landforms: 33 20 24 6 17 Categories (other): Norfolk English, Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 29 15 8 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 25 22 5 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 29 16 4 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 37 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɛk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-beck.wav Forms: becks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: From Middle English bekken, a shortened form of Middle English bekenen, from Old English bēcnan, bēacnian (“to signify; beckon”), from Proto-West Germanic *baukn, from Proto-Germanic *baukną (“beacon”). More at beacon. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bekken}} Middle English bekken, {{inh|en|enm|bekenen}} Middle English bekenen, {{inh|en|ang|bēcnan}} Old English bēcnan, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*baukn}} Proto-West Germanic *baukn, {{der|en|gem-pro|*baukną|t=beacon}} Proto-Germanic *baukną (“beacon”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} beck (plural becks)
  1. A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, especially as a call or command. Derived forms: beck and call Translations (significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, especially as a call or command): Wink [masculine] (German), jeladás (Hungarian), intés (Hungarian), мановение (manovenije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-beck-en-noun-en:nod Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 29 15 8 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 40 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 25 22 5 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 29 16 4 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɛk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-beck.wav Forms: becks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: See back. Head templates: {{en-noun}} beck (plural becks)
  1. A vat.
    Sense id: en-beck-en-noun-YKe-FRnf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 29 15 8 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 25 22 5 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 29 16 4 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɛk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-beck.wav Forms: becks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: From Middle English bec, bek, from Old French bec (“beak”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bec|}} Middle English bec, {{der|en|fro|bec||beak}} Old French bec (“beak”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} beck (plural becks)
  1. Obsolete form of beak. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: beak Derived forms: harman-beck
    Sense id: en-beck-en-noun-UZj28UuA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbɛk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-beck.wav Forms: becks [present, singular, third-person], becking [participle, present], becked [participle, past], becked [past]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: From Middle English bekken, a shortened form of Middle English bekenen, from Old English bēcnan, bēacnian (“to signify; beckon”), from Proto-West Germanic *baukn, from Proto-Germanic *baukną (“beacon”). More at beacon. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bekken}} Middle English bekken, {{inh|en|enm|bekenen}} Middle English bekenen, {{inh|en|ang|bēcnan}} Old English bēcnan, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*baukn}} Proto-West Germanic *baukn, {{der|en|gem-pro|*baukną|t=beacon}} Proto-Germanic *baukną (“beacon”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} beck (third-person singular simple present becks, present participle becking, simple past and past participle becked)
  1. (archaic) To nod or motion with the head. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-beck-en-verb-LkEmRvB4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 29 15 8 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 27 25 22 5 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 29 16 4 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 37 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /ˈbɛ.ki/ [Brazil], /ˈbɛk/ [Brazil], /ˈbɛ.ki/ [Brazil], /ˈbɛk/ [Brazil], /ˈbɛk/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈbɛ.ki/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈbɛk/ [Portugal] Forms: becks [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|#s}} beck m (plural becks)
  1. Alternative spelling of beque Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine Alternative form of: beque
    Sense id: en-beck-pt-noun-35GD6cSR Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Swedish]

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], beck [indefinite, nominative, singular]
Etymology: From Old Norse bik, from Middle Low German pik, from Old Saxon pik, from Proto-West Germanic *pik, from Latin pix. See also Dutch pek, German Pech. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|non|bik}} Old Norse bik, {{der|sv|gml|pik}} Middle Low German pik, {{der|sv|osx|pik}} Old Saxon pik, {{der|sv|gmw-pro|*pik}} Proto-West Germanic *pik, {{der|sv|la|pix}} Latin pix, {{cog|nl|pek}} Dutch pek, {{cog|de|Pech}} German Pech Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||g=n|g2=|head=|sort=}} beck n, {{sv-noun|n}} beck n
  1. pitch (a dark, extremely viscous material still remaining after distilling crude oil and tar) Tags: neuter Related terms: barnbeck (english: meconium), beckmörk (english: pitch dark), beckmörker (english: pitch darkness), becksvart (english: pitch black)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for beck meaning in All languages combined (19.2kB)

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