becatch

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verb

To lay hold of; seize upon.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

verbbecatch (third-person singular simple present becatches, present participle becatching, simple past and past participle becaught)

present singular third person becatches · participle present becatching · participle past becaught · past becaught

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo lay hold of; seize upon.
  2. obsoletetransitiveTo take by craft or trickery; beguile; cheat; deceive.

Origin

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APA

becatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becatch

MLA

“becatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becatch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “becatch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becatch.

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