beak

IPA(Pronunciation)

/biːk/

Verb

transitive Northern-Ireland intransitive

(transitive) Strike with the beak. / (transitive) Seize with the beak. / (intransitive, Northern Ireland) To play truant.

Japanese Meaning

くちばしで打つ（殴る） / くちばしで掴む / サボる（無断欠席する）

The young heron learned to beak the small fish when its parent brought them to the nest.

若いサギは、親が巣に小魚を持ってきたときに、小魚をくちばしでつつくことを覚えた。

Sense（1）

(transitive) Strike with the beak.

Sense（2）

(transitive) Seize with the beak.

Sense（3）

(intransitive, Northern Ireland) To play truant.

beaks

（ present singular third-person ）

beaking

（ participle present ）

beaked

（ participle past ）

beaked

（ past ）