- bethwack
- \\bə̇, bē+\ transitive verb
Etymology: be- + thwack: to beat, thrash, or pelt thoroughly
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
bethwack — be·thwack … English syllables
be- — prefix with a wide range of meaning: thoroughly, completely; to make, cause seem; to provide with; at, on, to, for, from O.E. be on all sides (also used to make transitive verbs and as a privative or intensive prefix), from weak form of O.E. bi… … Etymology dictionary