| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Beck.[Websters]
2. To be gilled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To have brooked, streamed, rilled or kennelled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To be sledged. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have branched or trickled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To be cued. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have guttered. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To have nodded, bowed, curtseyed or saluted. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To have signed, signalled, signaled, noted or evidenced. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. To have gestured, waved, indexed or wagged.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb beck.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (beck) | 1. To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand.[Websters]. 2. To notify or call by a nod, or a motion of the head or hand; to intimate a command to.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: becking, becked, becks, becker, beckers, beckingly and beckedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BECKED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: BECKED
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Called or notified by a nod. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Common Expressions: beck
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Adam Beck | Sir Adam Beck, (June 20, 1857 - August 15, 1925) was a politician and electricity advocate who founded the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. (references) | ||
| Adolph Beck case | The Adolph Beck case was a notorious case of wrongful conviction by mistaken identity, brought about by unreliable methods of identification, erroneous - though probably sincere - eyewitness testimony, and the failure of the English legal system to seek out the truth in its rush to convict. As one of the most famous causes célèbres of its time, the case led to the creation of the Court of Criminal Appeal in 1907. (references) | ||
| Arram Beck | Arram Beck is a small stream running through high embankments and flowing eastwards from the village of Arram to join the River Hull. Depths variable due to the tidal nature of the Hull. Home to a variety of fish species including chub, dace, and roach. (references) | ||
| Arthello Beck | Arthello Beck Jr. (c.1941-November 5 2004) was an American artist. He often painted scenes of places he'd visited, using a variety of mediums, including oils, watercolors, and charcoal. (references) | ||
| Barnoldby le Beck | Barnoldby le Beck is in North East Lincolnshire. (references) | ||
| Beck Center | The Beck Center in Lakewood, Ohio, is the largest theater and cultural arts center in Ohio, with an annual attendance of over 12,000 theatergoers each season. The current artistic director is Scott Spence. (references) | ||
| Beck Depression Inventory | The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), created by Dr. Aaron T. Beck, is a 21 question multiple choice survey that is one of the most widely used instruments for measuring depression severity. The test asks questions about depression symptoms over the preceding week, including emotions such as hopelessness and irritability, cognitions such as guilt or feelings of being punished, as well as physical symptoms such as fatigue, weight loss, and lack of interest in sex. (references) | ||
| Billy De Beck | Billy De Beck was a popular and very widely published cartoonist as well as a writer. He created some of the most memorable comic strip characters of the 1920s and 1930s, including Barney Google, Bunky, Snuffy Smith, and the racehorse Spark Plug. He was born William Morgan DeBeck in Chicago and raised there, where he eventually studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. (references) | ||
| Cecil Beck | Sir Arthur Cecil Tyrrell Beck (1878-1932) was a minor British politician. (references) | ||
| Christian Daniel Beck | Christian Daniel Beck (February 22, 1757 - December 13, 1832), German philologist, historian, theologian and antiquarian, one of the most learned men of his time, was born at Leipzig. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: beck
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Beck tender | Occupations | Tends machine that bleaches or dyes cloth in $T3rope form:$T1 Hangs cuts of cloth over reel above beck (dye tub). Sews ends of cloth together to form endless rope from each cut of cloth, using portable sewing machine. Sets gauges to control automatic cycle of washing, dyeing, and rinsing as instructed by DYER, SUPERVISOR (knitting; tex.prod., nec; textile) 582.131-014. Notifies DYE WEIGHER (any industry) 550.684-014 to release chemicals and dyes to dye tub. Cuts sample from cloth when dyeing cycle is near end and submits sample to DYER, SUPERVISOR (knitting; tex.prod., nec; textile) to determine if color meets specifications. Ravels seams connecting cloth ends after rinsing is completed. Starts reel to pull cloth out of dye tub. Guides cloth into truck. May unwind cloth from roll by machine so cuts of cloth may be separated for dyeing [ROLLING-DOWN-MACHINE OPERATOR (knitting; textile) 589.685-086]. May be designated according to type of cloth dyed as Knit-Tubing Dyer (textile). (references) | |
| Harman beck | Slang in 1811 | 1: HARMAN BECK. A beadle. CANT. 2: RUM BECK. A justice of the peace. CANT. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
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