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becatching

becatching is the present participle and gerund of becatch.

Meaning of becatch

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.

Questions about becatching

What is becatching the present participle and gerund of?
Becatching is the present participle and gerund of becatch.

Words near becatching in the dictionary

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

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