Pronunciations (3)
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/bɪˈhɛd/
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/bəˈhɛd/
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bɪˈhɛd
Verb
To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.
Usage- Transitive
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“For a while it was hand-to-hand between us, then blood went curling along the currents and I beheaded Grendel's mother in the hall with a mighty sword.”]
Verb
cut the head of
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the French King was beheaded during the Revolution