- a small river synonym streamWord Originnoun Middle English: from Old Norse bekkr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch beek and German Bach. Used as the common term for a brook in northern areas, beck often refers, in literature, to a brook with a stony bed or following a rugged course, typical of such areas.at somebody's beck and call. Middle English: from archaic beck, abbreviated form of beckon.
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See beck in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryat somebody’s beck and call
- always ready to obey somebody’s orders
- He is constantly at the beck and call of his invalid father.
- Don't expect to have me at your beck and call.
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