† beˈsoop,v.Obs.rare. [App.f. be- 1 + soop, earlier form of swoop: though the application is not quite clear.] trans. ? To thrash, lay about. 1589Hay any Work B, I wil so besoop you..as al the world shal cry shame vppon you.Ibid. 36, I will so besoop thee, as thou neuer bangedst John Whitgift.