"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 Topics: nautical, transport

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