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Definitions for: Beckon [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"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: wave
See Also: appeal, attract, gesticulate, gesture, motion, summon
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