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becudgel

becudgel verb: to cudgel thoroughly or soundly.

Verb

becudgel (third-person singular simple present becudgels, present participle (US) becudgeling or (UK) becudgelling, simple past and past participle (US) becudgeled or (UK) becudgelled)

  1. (transitive) To cudgel thoroughly or soundly.

Forms of becudgel

third-person singular presentbecudgels
present participle USbecudgeling
present participle UKbecudgelling
past participle USbecudgeled
past USbecudgeled
past participle UKbecudgelled
past UKbecudgelled

Origin of becudgel

From be- + cudgel.

Questions about becudgel

What does becudgel mean?
Becudgel means to cudgel thoroughly or soundly.
What part of speech is becudgel?
Becudgel is a verb.
What is the past tense of becudgel?
The past tense of becudgel is becudgeled.

Words near becudgel in the dictionary

  1. Bectons
  2. Bectric
  3. BECTU
  4. bectumomab
  5. becuase
  6. becudgel
  7. becudgeled
  8. becudgeling
  9. becudgelled
  10. becudgelling
  11. becudgels

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