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beck
noun
Definition of
beck noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
beck
noun
bek
bek
(
British English
,
dialect
)
a small river
Synonym
stream
Idioms
at somebody's beck and call
always ready to obey somebody's orders
She is constantly at the beck and call of her invalid father.
Don't expect to have me at your beck and call.