Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keck

/kɛk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: keck
IPA: /kɛk/

14

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To heave or retch as if to vomit.

Intransitive verb

noun

The cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris).

Uncountable

noun

Uncountable

name

Example Sentences

"The faction (is it not notorious?) / Keck at the memory of Glorious [William III of England]: […]"
"Indeed Erskine never opened his mouth, in Watt's presence, except to eat, or belch, or cough, or keck, or muse, or sigh, or sing, or sneeze."

Etymology

Imitative. Compare German köken (“to vomit”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, keck

Usage

Inflected Forms

kecks (present, singular) kecking (participle, present) kecked (participle, past) kecked (past) Kecks (plural)

Derived Forms

keckish

Phrases

keck-handed

Frequently Paired Words

keck-handed

Homonyms

kek

Rhymes With

check tech high-tech neck low-tech deck sec dec heck quebec wreck trek

Questions

How do you pronounce keck?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɛk/.
What does keck mean?: To heave or retch as if to vomit.
Where does keck come from?: Imitative. Compare German köken (“to vomit”).

How to pronounce keck

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