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  1. 1. v. t. To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A sign made without words; a beck. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. signal with the hands or nod Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. appear inviting Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture Source: wordnet
  6. 6. To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand. His distant friends, he beckons near. Dryden. It beckons you to go away with it. Shak. A sign made without words; a beck. "At the first beckon." Bolingbroke. BECK'S SCALE Beck's scale. A hydrometer scale on which the zero point corresponds to sp. gr. 1.00, and the 30º-point to sp. gr. 0.85. From these points the scale is extended both ways, all the degrees being of equal length. Source: webster
  7. 7. To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motionof the hand.His distant friends, he beckons near. Dryden.It beckons you to go away with it. Shak. Source: adambom
  8. 8. v:100 v. signal with the hands or nod v. appear inviting v. summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture Source: ecdict

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