Beckon

Definition of Beckon

Beck´on
v. t.1.To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand.
[imp. & p. p. Beckoned ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Beckoning.]
His distant friends, he beckons near.
- Dryden.
It beckons you to go away with it.
- Shak.
n.1.A sign made without words; a beck.

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appeal, attract, be attractive, bid, engage, fetch, gesticulate, interest, invite, mime, motion to, pantomime, saw the air, shrug, shrug the shoulders, tantalize, tease, tempt, tickle, titillate, wave the arms, whet the appetite
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