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becatch

becatch verb: to lay hold of; seize upon.

Verb

becatch (third-person singular simple present becatches, present participle becatching, simple past and past participle becaught)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To lay hold of; seize upon.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To take by craft or trickery; beguile; cheat; deceive.

Forms of becatch

third-person singular presentbecatches
present participlebecatching
past participlebecaught
pastbecaught

Origin of becatch

From be- + catch.

Questions about becatch

What does becatch mean?
Becatch means to lay hold of; seize upon.
What part of speech is becatch?
Becatch is a verb.
What is the past tense of becatch?
The past tense of becatch is becaught.

Words near becatch in the dictionary

  1. becassocked
  2. becast
  3. becasting
  4. becastled
  5. becasts
  6. becatch
  7. becatches
  8. becatching
  9. becatecarin
  10. becaught
  11. because

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