"beclip" meaning in English

See beclip in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: beclips [present, singular, third-person], beclipping [participle, present], beclipped [participle, past], beclipped [past]
Etymology: From Middle English beclippen, from Old English beclyppan (“to clip, clasp, embrace, enfold”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”) + *klumpijaną (“to hold, clench”), from Proto-Indo-European *glemb-, *glembʰ- (“to hold, clench”), equivalent to be- + clip. Compare also Middle English umbeclippen (“to embrace”). See also umbeclip. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|beclippen}} Middle English beclippen, {{inh|en|ang|beclyppan|t=to clip, clasp, embrace, enfold}} Old English beclyppan (“to clip, clasp, embrace, enfold”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*bi-|t=be-}} Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*glemb-}} Proto-Indo-European *glemb-, {{pre|en|be|clip}} be- + clip, {{cog|enm|umbeclippen|t=to embrace}} Middle English umbeclippen (“to embrace”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} beclip (third-person singular simple present beclips, present participle beclipping, simple past and past participle beclipped)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To fold in the arms; embrace; clasp. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-beclip-en-verb-lbJYUYuU
  2. (transitive) To wrap around; enclose; encircle; surround. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-beclip-en-verb-S00ZS4BF
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To include; comprise; comprehend; contain. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-beclip-en-verb-xsn-op2X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 14 29 22 10 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 10 34 24 10 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 10 48 16 8 9
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To lay hold of; seize upon; grip; catch; overtake. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-beclip-en-verb-IfIXWAs- Categories (other): English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 14 18 15 25 12 16
  5. (transitive, obsolete) To curdle (milk). Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-beclip-en-verb-uwWxOxRh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: beclipping
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: beclips [present, singular, third-person], beclipping [participle, present], beclipped [participle, past], beclipped [past]
Etymology: From be- + clip. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|clip}} be- + clip Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} beclip (third-person singular simple present beclips, present participle beclipping, simple past and past participle beclipped)
  1. (transitive) To clip around or about (the edges of); crop. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-beclip-en-verb-GFF9XVVP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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