beck
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9.9
- noun
- /bɛk/
:
gesto
- The teacher called the students to order with a simple beck of her head.
It's it's good dollars, but you are still at the beck and call of other brands.
- It's it's good dollars, but you are still at the beck and call of other brands.
- But we're talking about the guy who always makes himself available, always there at your beck and call.
Examples
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No self-respecting woman's gonna be at your beck and call, mister, and the sooner you learn that, the better.
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However, a woman must always be at the beck and call of somebody, generally of everybody.
Academic text (1995) -
But we're talking about the guy who always makes himself available, always there at your beck and call.
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Now you have me at your beck and call.
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I notice... at your beck and call, day and night.
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Jake sure has you at his beck and call.
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I decided I'd never be at the beck and call of another man.
Fiction book (1999) -
"All of my servants will be at your beck and call," I assured her.
Fiction book (1995) -
The film festival is their big hoohah for the year, so I'm at their beck and call all week.
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You'll be fed and clothed, but you must be at my beck and call at any hour.
Fiction book (2000)
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Etymology
Beck comes from the same root as beckon, which means 'to signal' with a nod or small movement. So, think of a beck as a tiny 'beacon' or sign that calls someone over, which is why it means a gesture to summon someone.