BEHEADED

beheaded, decapitated

(adjective) having had the head cut off; “the beheaded prisoners”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

beheaded

simple past tense and past participle of behead

Adjective

beheaded (not comparable)

Having had one's head cut off.

They gasped at the sight of the beheaded king.

Source: Wiktionary


BEHEAD

Be*head", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beheaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Beheading.] Etym: [OE. bihefden, AS. beheáfdian; pref. be- + heáfod head. See Head.]

Definition: To sever the head from; to take off the head of.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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