becsap

Hungarian

Etymology

be- +‎ csap

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛt͡ʃɒp]
  • Hyphenation: be‧csap
  • Rhymes: -ɒp

Verb

becsap

  1. (transitive) to slam, to bang (to shut with sudden force)
    Ne csapd be az ajtót! ― Don’t slam the door!
  2. (transitive) to swindle, to cheat, to deceive, to defraud, to fool, to trick
    Engem nem csapsz be még egyszer! ― You won’t trick me again!
    Synonyms: átver, rászed
  3. (intransitive) Synonym of belecsap (“to hit, to strike, to crash”) (of lightning) (something -ba/-be)
    A villám becsapott a fába. ― The lightning hit the tree.
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to gulp down, to toss back (to drink very quickly)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • becsapás

Further reading

  • becsap in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • becsap in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
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