beck
/bɛk/
noun
- A gesture or signal, especially a nod or wave, used to summon someone.
- She gave a quick beck with her hand, and he came over.
- The teacher's beck brought the student to the front of the room.
- Without a word, his beck told me to follow him.
- A small stream or brook, especially in northern England and Scotland.
- The children played by the shallow beck, skipping stones across the water.
- We followed the beck through the meadow until it joined the river.
- A narrow footbridge crossed the beck near the old mill.