"keck" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɛk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-keck.wav
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: From earlier dialectal kex, of Celtic origin, probably from the same ultimate source as Latin cicuta (“hemlock”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cel|-}} Celtic, {{cog|la|cicuta|t=hemlock}} Latin cicuta (“hemlock”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} keck (uncountable)
  1. (dialectal) The cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris). Tags: dialectal, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Scandiceae tribe plants
    Sense id: en-keck-en-noun-F~WL1al5 Disambiguation of Scandiceae tribe plants: 65 32 4 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 19 1 25 1 13 20 2 0 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /kɛk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-keck.wav
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: From Manx keck (“shit”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gv|keck|t=shit}} Manx keck (“shit”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} keck (uncountable)
  1. (Isle of Man) animal dung Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Feces Related terms: keck-handed (english: probably etymologically unrelated)
    Sense id: en-keck-en-noun-jgsa8Vov Disambiguation of Feces: 10 88 2 Categories (other): Manx English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 51 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 19 1 25 1 13 20 2 0 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /kɛk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-keck.wav Forms: kecks [present, singular, third-person], kecking [participle, present], kecked [participle, past], kecked [past]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: Imitative. Compare German köken (“to vomit”). Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en|title=Imitative}} Imitative, {{cog|de|köken|t=to vomit}} German köken (“to vomit”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} keck (third-person singular simple present kecks, present participle kecking, simple past and past participle kecked)
  1. (intransitive) To heave or retch as if to vomit. Tags: intransitive Derived forms: keckish Translations (heave as if to vomit): гадя се (gadja se) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-keck-en-verb-H0Qp8xtR Categories (other): English onomatopoeias, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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