betrunk

transitive verb

be·​trunk

bi-ˈtrəŋk,

bē-

-ed/-ing/-s

: to remove the lower part of the course of (a stream) especially by submergence of a valley or by recession of the land along a shore compare behead

Word History

Etymology

be- + trunk (to truncate)

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