Meaning

1 senses

  1. To scratch or tear all over with claws or nails.

Origin

From be- (“around, about, all over”) + claw.

From be- (“around, about, all over”) + claw.

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Forms

beclaws, beclawing, beclawed, beclawed
Base formbeclaw · to beclaw
3rd person singularbeclaws
Present participlebeclawing
Past simplebeclawed
Past participlebeclawed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybeclaw
he, she, itbeclaws

Past simpleLesson

all personsbeclawed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave beclawed
he, she, ithas beclawed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill beclaw

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
beckbeckonbecomeA1bedA1bedbug

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