Associations to the word «Beck»

Wiktionary

BECK, noun. (Norfolk) (Northern English dialect) A stream or small river.
BECK, noun. A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, especially as a call or command.
BECK, verb. (archaic) To nod or motion with the head.
BECK, noun. A vat.
BECK, noun. Obsolete form of beak.
BECK, proper noun. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Günther von Mannagetta und Lërchenau Beck (1856-1931).
BECK, proper noun. A surname​.
BECK AND CALL, noun. (idiomatic) Summons and control, in a position of servitude or as an attendant.

Dictionary definition

BECK, noun. A beckoning gesture.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats