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Added 9 October 2026

beck

/ˈbɛk/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about beck at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A stream or small river.

noun

A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, especially as a call or command.

verb

To nod or motion with the head.

noun

Obsolete form of beak.

Origin

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.

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