# beclip

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To fold in the arms; embrace; clasp.
2. To wrap around; enclose; encircle; surround.
3. To include; comprise; comprehend; contain.
4. To lay hold of; seize upon; grip; catch; overtake.
5. To curdle (milk).

## Etymology
From Middle English beclippen, from Old English beclyppan (“to clip, clasp, embrace, enfold”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”) + *klumpijaną (“to hold, clench”), from Proto-Indo-European *glemb-, *glembʰ- (“to hold, clench”), equivalent to be- + clip. Compare also Middle English umbeclippen (“to embrace”). See also umbeclip.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/beclip