Beck1. (v.) To signal by nodding or gesturing.
2. (n.) A small brook.
3. (n.) A vat. See Back.
4. (v. i.) To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand.
5. (v. t.) To notify or call by a nod, or a motion of the head or hand; to intimate a command to.
6. (n.) A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a call or command.
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