"becue" meaning in English

See becue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: becues [present, singular, third-person], becuing [participle, present], becued [participle, past], becued [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} becue (third-person singular simple present becues, present participle becuing, simple past and past participle becued)
  1. (nautical) To make fast a rope to an anchor, used when anchored over a rocky bottom, so as to allow the anchor to be hoisted from its flukes to escape an entrapment on the bottom. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-becue-en-verb-WtYJAYnB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: nautical, transport
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        "To make fast a rope to an anchor, used when anchored over a rocky bottom, so as to allow the anchor to be hoisted from its flukes to escape an entrapment on the bottom."
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        ],
        [
          "rope",
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        ],
        [
          "anchor",
          "anchor"
        ],
        [
          "rocky",
          "rocky"
        ],
        [
          "hoist",
          "hoist"
        ],
        [
          "fluke",
          "fluke"
        ]
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        "(nautical) To make fast a rope to an anchor, used when anchored over a rocky bottom, so as to allow the anchor to be hoisted from its flukes to escape an entrapment on the bottom."
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        "nautical",
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        "(nautical) To make fast a rope to an anchor, used when anchored over a rocky bottom, so as to allow the anchor to be hoisted from its flukes to escape an entrapment on the bottom."
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        "nautical",
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