"becarpet" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: becarpets [present, singular, third-person], becarpeting [participle, present], becarpeted [participle, past], becarpeted [past]
Etymology: be- + carpet Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|carpet}} be- + carpet Head templates: {{en-verb}} becarpet (third-person singular simple present becarpets, present participle becarpeting, simple past and past participle becarpeted)
  1. (transitive, poetic) To cover like a carpet. Tags: poetic, transitive
    Sense id: en-becarpet-en-verb-CkxnPWnk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for becarpet meaning in English (1.8kB)

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