If one person is at another's beck and call, they have to be constantly available and ready to do whatever is asked, and this often seems unfair or undesirable. Ready to comply with any wish or command. A small brook; a creek
[ 'bek ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English bek, from Old Norse bekkr; akin to Old English bæc brook, Old High German bah, Lithuanian begti to flee; more at PHOBIA.