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becut

becut verb: to cut about; cut around; cut up; cut off; sever.

Verb

becut (third-person singular simple present becuts, present participle becutting, simple past and past participle becut)

  1. (transitive) To cut about; cut around; cut up; cut off; sever.
    • And dead and cold, me then againe they martyr-'d, Me all in pieces they becut and quartir'd, […]1868, John Taylor, Works of John Taylor

Forms of becut

third-person singular presentbecuts
present participlebecutting
past participlebecut
pastbecut

Origin of becut

From Middle English bekutten (found in compound for-bekutte (“mutilated”)), equivalent to be- + cut.

Questions about becut

What does becut mean?
Becut means to cut about; cut around; cut up; cut off; sever.
What part of speech is becut?
Becut is a verb.
What is the past tense of becut?
The past tense of becut is becut.

Words near becut in the dictionary

  1. becurtaining
  2. becurtains
  3. becurtovirus
  4. becurtoviruses
  5. becushioned
  6. becut
  7. becuts
  8. becuz
  9. bed
  10. bed and board
  11. bed and breakfast

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