beek

American  

[beek] / bik /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to bask or warm in the sunshine or before a fireplace, stove, or bonfire.

2. (of wood) to season by exposure to heat.

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noun

1. Obsolete. the act of basking or warming by a fire.

Etymology

Origin of beek

1200–50; Middle English beken, akin to bake (perhaps < Germanic *bōkjan )

Example Sentences

I was at work when news of James Van Der Beek’s death broke.

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In the morning, I awoke to a GoFundMe started in the Van Der Beek family’s name.

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As someone outside of the celebrity world, I have little in common with Kimberly Van Der Beek, who quickly shared the link to her Instagram story.

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James Van Der Beek’s family reportedly purchased a sprawling $4.8 million ranch in Texas just before he died, a property that they had previously rented for years.

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When the Van Der Beek GoFundMe hit half a million dollars, the goal was raised to a million, then a million and a half.

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