"behead" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bɪˈhɛd/ Audio: En-us-behead.ogg [US] Forms: beheads [present, singular, third-person], beheading [participle, present], beheaded [participle, past], beheaded [past]
Rhymes: -ɛd Etymology: From Middle English beheden, bihefden, biheveden, from Old English behēafdian (“to behead”), equivalent to be- (“off, away”) + head. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|beheden}} Middle English beheden, {{m|enm|bihefden}} bihefden, {{m|enm|biheveden}} biheveden, {{inh|en|ang|behēafdian|t=to behead}} Old English behēafdian (“to behead”), {{prefix|en|be|head|t1=off, away}} be- (“off, away”) + head Head templates: {{en-verb}} behead (third-person singular simple present beheads, present participle beheading, simple past and past participle beheaded)
  1. (transitive) To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head. Wikipedia link: Leonard Siffleet Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Death, Violence Synonyms: decapitate, decollate Derived forms: beheaded, beheading Translations (to remove the head): πελεκίζω (pelekízō) (Ancient Greek), ἀποκεφαλίζω (apokephalízō) (Ancient Greek), ضَرَبَ عُنُقَهُ (ḍaraba ʕunuqahu) (Arabic), ܩܪܩܦ (qrqp) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), ܫܩܠ ܩܪܩܦܬܐ (šqal qarqafṯa) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), գլխատել (glxatel) (Armenian), գլուխը կտրել (gluxə ktrel) (Armenian), gushuescu (Aromanian), абезгало́ўліваць (abjezhalóŭlivacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), абезгало́віць (abjezhalóvicʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), обезглавя́вам (obezglavjávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), decapitar (Catalan), degollar (Catalan), 砍頭 [informal] (Chinese Mandarin), 砍头 (kǎntóu) (Chinese Mandarin), 斬首 [formal] (Chinese Mandarin), 斩首 (zhǎnshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), stít (Czech), halshugge (Danish), onthoofden (Dutch), senkapigi (Esperanto), pead maha raiuma (Estonian), hálshøgga (Faroese), katkaista kaula (Finnish), mestata (Finnish), décapiter (French), თავის მოჭრა (tavis moč̣ra) (Georgian), თავის მოკვეთა (tavis moḳveta) (Georgian), თავის წაგდებინება (tavis c̣agdebineba) (Georgian), enthaupten (German), köpfen (German), αποκεφαλίζω (apokefalízo) (Greek), לערוף ראשים (Hebrew), עָרַף ('aráf) (Hebrew), lefejez (Hungarian), lefejezni (Hungarian), memenggal (Indonesian), memancung (Indonesian), decapitare (Italian), 首を刎ねる (kubi o haneru) (alt: くびをはねる) [phrase] (Japanese), 斬首する (zanshu suru) (alt: ざんしゅする) (Japanese), 刎ねる (haneru) (alt: はねる) (Japanese), 打ち首にする (uchikubi ni suru) (alt: うちくびにする) [phrase] (Japanese), កាត់ក្បាល (kat kbaal) (Khmer), កាត់ក (kat kɑɑ) (Khmer), 목을 베다 (mogeul beda) (Korean), dēcollō (Latin), dētruncō (Latin), obtruncō (Latin), decapito [Late] (Latin), käppen (Luxembourgish), обезглавува (obezglavuva) (Macedonian), pancung (Malay), pōuto (i te kaki) (Maori), whakatumu (Maori), ser jê kirin (Northern Kurdish), ser birîn (Northern Kurdish), halshugge (Norwegian), halshogge (Norwegian), beheafdian (Old English), gihōfdon (Old Saxon), hōfdon (Old Saxon), گردن زدن (gardan zadan) (Persian), ściąć głowę [perfective] (Polish), decapitar (Portuguese), degolar (Portuguese), qhuruy (Quechua), decapitêr (Romagnol), decapita (Romanian), обезгла́вливать (obezglávlivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), обезгла́вить (obezglávitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), отруба́ть го́лову (otrubátʹ gólovu) [imperfective] (Russian), отруби́ть го́лову (otrubítʹ gólovu) [perfective] (Russian), sťať [perfective] (Slovak), stínať [imperfective] (Slovak), obglaviti (Slovene), descabezar (Spanish), decapitar (Spanish), halshugga (Swedish), dekapitera (Swedish), pugutan (Tagalog), ตัดศีรษะ (dtàt sǐi-sà) (Thai), boynunu vurmak (Turkish), kafasını uçurmak [colloquial] (Turkish), kellesini uçurmak [colloquial] (Turkish), обезголо́влювати (obezholóvljuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), обезголо́вити (obezholóvyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), обезгла́влювати (obezhlávljuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), обезгла́вити (obezhlávyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), سرقلم کرنا (sar qalam karna) (Urdu), chặt đầu (Vietnamese), chém đầu (Vietnamese), torfynyglu (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "to remove the head",
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          "sense": "to remove the head",
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          "sense": "to remove the head",
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          "code": "rup",
          "lang": "Aromanian",
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          "sense": "to remove the head",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "obezglavjávam",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "обезглавя́вам"
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        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "decapitar"
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        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "degollar"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "砍頭"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "kǎntóu",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "砍头"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
            "formal"
          ],
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        },
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhǎnshǒu",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "斩首"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "stít"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "halshugge"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "onthoofden"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "senkapigi"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "pead maha raiuma"
        },
        {
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "hálshøgga"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "katkaista kaula"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "mestata"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "décapiter"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "tavis moč̣ra",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "თავის მოჭრა"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "tavis moḳveta",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "თავის მოკვეთა"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "tavis c̣agdebineba",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "თავის წაგდებინება"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "enthaupten"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "köpfen"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "apokefalízo",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "αποκεφαλίζω"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "pelekízō",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "πελεκίζω"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "apokephalízō",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "ἀποκεφαλίζω"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "לערוף ראשים"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "'aráf",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "עָרַף"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "lefejez"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "lefejezni"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "memenggal"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "memancung"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "decapitare"
        },
        {
          "alt": "くびをはねる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kubi o haneru",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
            "phrase"
          ],
          "word": "首を刎ねる"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ざんしゅする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "zanshu suru",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "斬首する"
        },
        {
          "alt": "はねる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "haneru",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "刎ねる"
        },
        {
          "alt": "うちくびにする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "uchikubi ni suru",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
            "phrase"
          ],
          "word": "打ち首にする"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kat kbaal",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "កាត់ក្បាល"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kat kɑɑ",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "កាត់ក"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "mogeul beda",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "목을 베다"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "ser jê kirin"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "ser birîn"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "dēcollō"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "dētruncō"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "obtruncō"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
            "Late"
          ],
          "word": "decapito"
        },
        {
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "käppen"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "obezglavuva",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "обезглавува"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "pancung"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "pōuto (i te kaki)"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "whakatumu"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "halshugge"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "halshogge"
        },
        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "beheafdian"
        },
        {
          "code": "osx",
          "lang": "Old Saxon",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "gihōfdon"
        },
        {
          "code": "osx",
          "lang": "Old Saxon",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "hōfdon"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "gardan zadan",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "گردن زدن"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "ściąć głowę"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "decapitar"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "degolar"
        },
        {
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "qhuruy"
        },
        {
          "code": "rgn",
          "lang": "Romagnol",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "decapitêr"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "decapita"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obezglávlivatʹ",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "обезгла́вливать"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obezglávitʹ",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "обезгла́вить"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otrubátʹ gólovu",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "отруба́ть го́лову"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otrubítʹ gólovu",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "отруби́ть го́лову"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "sťať"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "stínať"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "obglaviti"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "descabezar"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "decapitar"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "halshugga"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "dekapitera"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "pugutan"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "dtàt sǐi-sà",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "ตัดศีรษะ"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "boynunu vurmak"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "kafasını uçurmak"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "kellesini uçurmak"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "obezholóvljuvaty",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "обезголо́влювати"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "obezholóvyty",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "обезголо́вити"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "obezhlávljuvaty",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "обезгла́влювати"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "obezhlávyty",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "обезгла́вити"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "sar qalam karna",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "سرقلم کرنا"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "chặt đầu"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "chém đầu"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to remove the head",
          "word": "torfynyglu"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Leonard Siffleet"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈhɛd/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛd"
    },
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      "audio": "En-us-behead.ogg",
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
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}
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      "word": "beheaded"
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      "word": "beheading"
    }
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "beheden"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English beheden",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "bihefden"
      },
      "expansion": "bihefden",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "biheveden"
      },
      "expansion": "biheveden",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "behēafdian",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "be",
        "3": "head",
        "t1": "off, away"
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      "name": "prefix"
    }
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      "form": "beheads",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beheading",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beheaded",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beheaded",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English 2-syllable words",
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        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from Middle English",
        "English terms derived from Old English",
        "English terms inherited from Middle English",
        "English terms inherited from Old English",
        "English terms prefixed with be-",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English verbs",
        "Georgian terms with redundant script codes",
        "Hebrew terms with redundant script codes",
        "Khmer terms with redundant script codes",
        "Macedonian terms with redundant script codes",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Rhymes:English/ɛd",
        "Rhymes:English/ɛd/2 syllables",
        "Urdu terms with redundant script codes",
        "en:Death",
        "en:Violence"
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      "glosses": [
        "To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head."
      ],
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        [
          "deliberately",
          "deliberately"
        ],
        [
          "remove",
          "remove"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "cut off",
          "cut off"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Leonard Siffleet"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/bɪˈhɛd/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛd"
    },
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      "audio": "En-us-behead.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/En-us-behead.ogg/En-us-behead.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/En-us-behead.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "decapitate"
    },
    {
      "word": "decollate"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḍaraba ʕunuqahu",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "ضَرَبَ عُنُقَهُ"
    },
    {
      "code": "syc",
      "lang": "Aramaic",
      "roman": "qrqp",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Syriac"
      ],
      "word": "ܩܪܩܦ"
    },
    {
      "code": "syc",
      "lang": "Aramaic",
      "roman": "šqal qarqafṯa",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Syriac"
      ],
      "word": "ܫܩܠ ܩܪܩܦܬܐ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "glxatel",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "գլխատել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "gluxə ktrel",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "գլուխը կտրել"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "gushuescu"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "abjezhalóŭlivacʹ",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "абезгало́ўліваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "abjezhalóvicʹ",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "абезгало́віць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obezglavjávam",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "обезглавя́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "decapitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "degollar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "砍頭"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kǎntóu",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "砍头"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "斬首"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhǎnshǒu",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "斩首"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "stít"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "halshugge"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "onthoofden"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "senkapigi"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "pead maha raiuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "hálshøgga"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "katkaista kaula"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "mestata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "décapiter"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "tavis moč̣ra",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "თავის მოჭრა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "tavis moḳveta",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "თავის მოკვეთა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "tavis c̣agdebineba",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "თავის წაგდებინება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "enthaupten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "köpfen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apokefalízo",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "αποκεφαλίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "pelekízō",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "πελεκίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "apokephalízō",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "ἀποκεφαλίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "לערוף ראשים"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "'aráf",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "עָרַף"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "lefejez"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "lefejezni"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "memenggal"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "memancung"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "decapitare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "くびをはねる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kubi o haneru",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "phrase"
      ],
      "word": "首を刎ねる"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ざんしゅする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zanshu suru",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "斬首する"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はねる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "haneru",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "刎ねる"
    },
    {
      "alt": "うちくびにする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "uchikubi ni suru",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "phrase"
      ],
      "word": "打ち首にする"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kat kbaal",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "កាត់ក្បាល"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kat kɑɑ",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "កាត់ក"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mogeul beda",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "목을 베다"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "ser jê kirin"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "ser birîn"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "dēcollō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "dētruncō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "obtruncō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "Late"
      ],
      "word": "decapito"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "käppen"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "obezglavuva",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "обезглавува"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "pancung"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "pōuto (i te kaki)"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "whakatumu"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "halshugge"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "halshogge"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "beheafdian"
    },
    {
      "code": "osx",
      "lang": "Old Saxon",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "gihōfdon"
    },
    {
      "code": "osx",
      "lang": "Old Saxon",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "hōfdon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gardan zadan",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "گردن زدن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ściąć głowę"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "decapitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "degolar"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "qhuruy"
    },
    {
      "code": "rgn",
      "lang": "Romagnol",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "decapitêr"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "decapita"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obezglávlivatʹ",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "обезгла́вливать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obezglávitʹ",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "обезгла́вить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otrubátʹ gólovu",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "отруба́ть го́лову"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otrubítʹ gólovu",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отруби́ть го́лову"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "sťať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "stínať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "obglaviti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "descabezar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "decapitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "halshugga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "dekapitera"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "pugutan"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "dtàt sǐi-sà",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "ตัดศีรษะ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "boynunu vurmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "kafasını uçurmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "kellesini uçurmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obezholóvljuvaty",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "обезголо́влювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obezholóvyty",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "обезголо́вити"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obezhlávljuvaty",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "обезгла́влювати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "obezhlávyty",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "обезгла́вити"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "sar qalam karna",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "سرقلم کرنا"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "chặt đầu"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "chém đầu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to remove the head",
      "word": "torfynyglu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "behead"
}

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