"bescratch" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bescratches [present, singular, third-person], bescratching [participle, present], bescratched [participle, past], bescratched [past]
Etymology: From Middle English bescratchen, equivalent to be- + scratch. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bescratchen}} Middle English bescratchen, {{prefix|en|be|scratch}} be- + scratch Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-bescratch-en-verb-3xlMPVa1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bescratch meaning in English (1.6kB)

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