verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To embrace; enclose. UK, dialectal, transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

cwtchembrace

Etymology

From Middle English umbeclappen. By surface analysis, umbe- + clap, or um- + beclap.

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