beak
To strike with the beakTo strike with the beak.
» Eagles have curved beaks.
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3 senses(transitive)To strike with the beak.
(transitive)To seize with the beak.
(Northern Ireland, intransitive)To play truant.
- hit lightly with a picking motion
Examples
30 sentencesEagles have curved beaks.
Do all birds have beaks?
ruУ всех птиц есть клюв? — marafon
deHaben alle Vögel einen Schnabel? — brauchinet
Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.
Дятли продовбують стовбури дерев своїми довгими загостреними дзьобами і поїдають комах, яких знаходять там. — ChickenKiev
deSpechte bohren mit ihren langen, spitzen Schnäbeln Löcher in Baumstämme und fressen Insekten, die sie dort finden. — mhr
Small crows have the largest beaks.
deKleine Krähen haben die größten Schnäbel. — Esperantostern
An eagle has a curved beak.
ruУ орла изогнутый клюв. — marafon
Origin
From Middle English bec, borrowed from Anglo-Norman bec, Old French bec, from Latin beccusFrom Middle English bec, borrowed from Anglo-Norman bec, Old French bec, from Latin beccus, from Gaulish *bekkos, from Proto-Celtic *bekkos (“beak, snout”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bak-, *baḱ- (“pointed stick, peg”). Cognate with Breton beg (“beak”). Compare Saterland Frisian Bäk (“mouth; muzzle; beak”); Dutch bek (“beak; bill; neb”).
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Forms
beaks, beaking, beaked, beakedSynonyms
36 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle