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bescratch

bescratch verb: to scratch; scratch about; scratch all over.

Verb

bescratch (third-person singular simple present bescratches, present participle bescratching, simple past and past participle bescratched)

  1. (transitive) To scratch; scratch about; scratch all over.
    • I no sooner see him, but I scream out to Mrs. Jervis, she feigns likewise but just to come to herself; we both begin, she to becall, and I to bescratch very liberally.2009, Henry Fielding, Joseph Andrews and Shamela - Page 203

Forms of bescratch

third-person singular presentbescratches
present participlebescratching
past participlebescratched
pastbescratched

Origin of bescratch

From Middle English bescratchen, equivalent to be- + scratch.

Questions about bescratch

What does bescratch mean?
Bescratch means to scratch; scratch about; scratch all over.
What part of speech is bescratch?
Bescratch is a verb.
What is the past tense of bescratch?
The past tense of bescratch is bescratched.

Words near bescratch in the dictionary

  1. Bescot
  2. bescrape
  3. bescraped
  4. bescrapes
  5. bescraping
  6. bescratch
  7. bescratched
  8. bescratches
  9. bescratching
  10. bescrawl
  11. bescrawled

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