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beck
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
beck
(noun)
beck
(noun)
call
(noun)
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beck
/
ˈ
bɛk/
noun
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beck
/
ˈ
bɛk/
noun
Learner's definition of BECK
at someone's beck and call
or
at the beck and call of someone
:
always ready to do whatever someone asks
He expects his employees to be
at his beck and call
day and night.
She is
at the beck and call of
the committee.
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Learner's definition of BECK
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British
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