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befog
before
before-tax profit margin
beforehand
befoul
befriend
befuddle
beg
beg off
begad
began
beget
beggar
beggar’s lice
beggar-thy-neighbor
beggarly
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beg off
beg off


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
make excuse: to ask to be excused from doing something
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