becut

B3E1C3U1T1

verb

To cut about; cut around; cut up; cut off; sever.

OriginMiddle English bekutten →
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Meanings

verbbecut (third-person singular simple present becuts, present participle becutting, simple past and past participle becut)

present singular third person becuts · participle present becutting

  1. transitiveTo cut about; cut around; cut up; cut off; sever.

    And dead and cold, me then againe they martyr-'d, Me all in pieces they becut and quartir'd, […]

    1868, John Taylor, Works of John Taylor

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Middle Englishbekutten
  2. Englishbecut

From Middle English bekutten (found in compound for-bekutte (“mutilated”)), equivalent to be- + cut.

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APA

becut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becut

MLA

“becut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becut. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “becut,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/becut.

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