Home › Words › B › bescratchbescratchbescratch means to scratch; scratch about; scratch all over.EtymologyFrom Middle English bescratchen, equivalent to be- + scratch.verbTo scratch; scratch about; scratch all over.e.g.“I no sooner see him, but I scream out to Mrs. Jervis, she feigns likewise but just to come to herself; we both begin, she to becall, and I to bescratch very liberally.” — 2009, Henry Fielding, Joseph Andrews and Shamela - Page 203:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bescrape 79% match — To scrape all over; scrape excessively. vs bescratch →bescrub 78% match — To scrub around or about; scrub completely or all over. vs bescratch →cratch 74% match — To scratch. vs bescratch →bescrawl 73% match — To cover (something) with scrawls; to scribble over. vs bescratch →scratch 72% match — To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc. vs bescratch →bescatter 70% match — To scatter over. vs bescratch →scrab 69% match — To scrape or scratch. vs bescratch →scratcher 69% match — Someone who scratches. vs bescratch →