Home › Words › B › beclawbeclawbeclaw means to scratch or tear all over with claws or nails.EtymologyFrom be- (“around, about, all over”) + claw.verbTo scratch or tear all over with claws or nails.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.beclawed 78% match — Having claws. vs beclaw →clawing 73% match — A scratch with the claws. vs beclaw →claut 71% match — A kind of rake. vs beclaw →beclart 70% match — To besmear; bedaub; bemire; smear all over with dirt. vs beclaw →clapperclaw 69% match — To fight and scratch. vs beclaw →scrawm 68% match — To tear or scratch. vs beclaw →bescratch 67% match — To scratch; scratch about; scratch all over. vs beclaw →scramb 66% match — To scratch (something) with claws or fingernails; to claw, to scram. vs beclaw →