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

Joshua Jackson and James Van Der Beek shared something special growing up together on ‘Dawson’s Creek.’

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Joshua Jackson says he knows he was “really just a footnote” in James Van Der Beek’s life, despite the “amazing” time they spent together as stars of the series “Dawson’s Creek.”

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When the “Dawson’s Creek” pilot aired in January 1998, he was 19 and Van Der Beek was almost 21, playing characters who were 15.

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Steven Spielberg, Dawson Leery’s favorite director, is among the celebrities who have donated to the GoFundMe to help support James Van Der Beek’s family.

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Since Jackson and Van Der Beek played Pacey Witter and Dawson Leery three decades ago, both men had kids of their own — a 5-year-old daughter for Jackson, born during the pandemic with ex-wife Jodie Turner-Smith, and six kids for Van Der Beek with second wife Kimberly Brook.

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