umbegrip

U1M3B3E1G2R1I1P3

verb

To seize hold of.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

verbumbegrip (third-person singular simple present umbegrips, present participle umbegripping, simple past and past participle umbegripped)

present singular third person umbegrips · participle present umbegripping · participle past umbegripped · past umbegripped · alternative umbegrippe · alternative umbe-grippe

  1. UKdialectalobsoletetransitiveTo seize hold of.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishumbegrippen
  2. Englishumbegrip

From Middle English umbegrippen, equivalent to umbe- + grip.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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