👋beck

noun
/bɛk/

Meaning

a gesture of beckoning; a small stream or brook (chiefly Northern English)

Example Sentences

The servant came at his master's beck and call.

Example Expressions

beck and call

Synonyms

signal, nod, stream, brook

Antonyms

command, refusal

Collocations

beck and call, gentle beck, mountain beck

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