"becatch" meaning in All languages combined

See becatch on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: becatches [present, singular, third-person], becatching [participle, present], becaught [participle, past], becaught [past]
Etymology: From be- + catch. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{prefix|en|be|catch}} be- + catch Head templates: {{en-verb|becatches|becatching|becaught}} becatch (third-person singular simple present becatches, present participle becatching, simple past and past participle becaught)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To lay hold of; seize upon. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-becatch-en-verb-PfWdvV6S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To take by craft or trickery; beguile; cheat; belirt; deceive. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-becatch-en-verb-8MAuYUf3

Inflected forms

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