"beek" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-beek.oga [US] Forms: beeks [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of beekeeper. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|beekeeper}} Clipping of beekeeper Head templates: {{en-noun}} beek (plural beeks)
  1. (informal) Clipping of beekeeper. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: beekeeper
    Sense id: en-beek-en-noun-II6jkSYX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Occupations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 27 27 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 20 24 27 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 26 29 31 Disambiguation of Occupations: 29 20 24 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Beekeeping, People Disambiguation of Beekeeping: 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0

Verb

Audio: En-us-beek.oga [US] Forms: beeks [present, singular, third-person], beeking [participle, present], beeked [participle, past], beeked [past], beak [alternative], beke [alternative], beyk [alternative], beik [alternative, Scotland]
Etymology: From Middle English beken (“to warm, expose to heat; keep oneself warm; season (wood) with heat”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a northern variant of Middle English *bechen, from Old English *bēċan (“to foment”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijan (“to warm”), from Proto-Germanic *bōkijaną (“to warm”), causative of Proto-Germanic *bakaną (“to bake”). Cognate with Scots beke, beik (“to warm, bask”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|beken|t=to warm, expose to heat; keep oneself warm; season (wood) with heat}} Middle English beken (“to warm, expose to heat; keep oneself warm; season (wood) with heat”), {{unc|en|title=uncertain}} uncertain, {{cog|enm|*bechen}} Middle English *bechen, {{inh|en|ang|*bēċan|t=to foment}} Old English *bēċan (“to foment”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*bōkijan|t=to warm}} Proto-West Germanic *bōkijan (“to warm”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*bōkijaną|t=to warm}} Proto-Germanic *bōkijaną (“to warm”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*bakaną|t=to bake}} Proto-Germanic *bakaną (“to bake”), {{cog|sco|beke}} Scots beke Head templates: {{en-verb}} beek (third-person singular simple present beeks, present participle beeking, simple past and past participle beeked)
  1. (transitive, reflexive, Northern England) To expose to a source of heat for warmth and pleasure. Tags: Northern-England, reflexive, transitive
    Sense id: en-beek-en-verb-KiYqiiq4 Categories (other): Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Occupations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 27 27 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 20 24 27 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 26 29 31 Disambiguation of Occupations: 29 20 24 27
  2. (transitive, Northern England) To season by exposure to heat, usually used of wood. Tags: Northern-England, transitive
    Sense id: en-beek-en-verb-IMDVxPuN Categories (other): Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Occupations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 27 27 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 20 24 27 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 26 29 31 Disambiguation of Occupations: 29 20 24 27
  3. (intransitive, Northern England) To enjoy exposure to warmth; bask. Tags: Northern-England, intransitive
    Sense id: en-beek-en-verb-L~P-aqji Categories (other): Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Occupations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 27 27 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 20 24 27 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 26 29 31 Disambiguation of Occupations: 29 20 24 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bake
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Beekeeping, People Disambiguation of Beekeeping: 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "categories": [
        "English clippings",
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Clipping of beekeeper."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beekeeper",
          "beekeeper#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Clipping of beekeeper."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "clipping",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-us-beek.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/En-us-beek.oga/En-us-beek.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/En-us-beek.oga",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beek"
}

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