beck (redirected from Becks)

beck ¹  (bk)

n.

A gesture of beckoning or summons.

Idiom:

at (someone's) beck and call

Ready to comply with any wish or command.

---

[Middle English bek, from bekken, to beckon, alteration of bekenen; see beckon.]

---

beck ¹

Noun

at someone's beck and call having to be constantly available to do as someone asks [Middle English becnen to beckon]

---

beck ²

Noun

(in N England) a stream [Old English becc]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

beck - a beckoning gesture motion, gesture - the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

Translations

beck [bɛk] n to be at the beck and call of → estar a disposición de

---

beck [bɛk] n to be at sb's beck and call → être à l'entière disposition de qn

---

beck [bɛk] n to be at sb's beck and call → nach jds Pfeife tanzen

---

beck [bɛk] n to be at sb's beck and call → essere a completa disposizione di qn