Beek

name, noun, verb, slang

name, noun, verb, slang ·1 syllable ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of beekeeper. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Verb
  1. 1
    To expose to a source of heat for warmth and pleasure. Northern-England, reflexive, transitive
  2. 2
    To season by exposure to heat, usually used of wood. Northern-England, transitive
  3. 3
    To enjoy exposure to warmth; bask. Northern-England, intransitive
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.

Synonyms

All synonyms
vanderbeek

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English beken (“to warm, expose to heat; keep oneself warm; season (wood) with heat”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a northern variant of Middle English *bechen, from Old English *bēċan (“to foment”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijan (“to warm”), from Proto-Germanic *bōkijaną (“to warm”), causative of Proto-Germanic *bakaną (“to bake”). Cognate with Scots beke, beik (“to warm, bask”).

Etymology 2

Clipping of beekeeper.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Dutch Beek.

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