Meaning of BECKON
| Pronunciation: | | 'bekun
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- [v] signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"
- [v] summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
- [v] appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned"
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| | See Also: | | appeal, attract, gesticulate, gesture, motion, summon | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Beck"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beckoned} (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Beckoning}.]
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.
\Beck"on\, n.
A sign made without words; a beck. ``At the first beckon.''
--Bolingbroke.
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| | Related Terms: | | appeal, attract, be attractive, bid, call, engage, fetch, gesticulate, gesture, interest, invite, mime, motion, motion to, pantomime, saw the air, shrug, shrug the shoulders, signal, summon, tantalize, tease, tempt, tickle, titillate, wave the arms, whet the appetite |
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