[bek-it] 
| 1. | a short length of rope for securing spars, coils of rope, etc., having an eye at one end and a thick knot or a toggle at the other, which is passed through the eye. |
| 2. | a grommet of rope, as one used as a handle or oarlock. |
| 3. | a grommet or eye on a block to which the standing end of a fall can be secured. |
| 4. | a wooden cleat or hook secured to the shrouds of a sailing vessel to hold tacks and sheets not in use. |
| beck·et (běk'ĭt) n. Nautical A device, such as a looped rope, hook and eye, strap, or grommet, used to hold or fasten loose ropes, spars, or oars in position. [Origin unknown.] |