beclaw

B3E1C3L1A1W4

verb

To scratch or tear all over with claws or nails.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

verbbeclaw (third-person singular simple present beclaws, present participle beclawing, simple past and past participle beclawed)

present singular third person beclaws · participle present beclawing · participle past beclawed · past beclawed

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

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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