becalm

be·calm

 (bĭ-käm′)

tr.v. be·calmed, be·calm·ing, be·calms

1. To render motionless for lack of wind: "Across the harbor, a small sailing skiff, becalmed near some reeds, caught the breeze again" (Horace Freeland Judson).

2. To make calm or still; soothe.

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becalm

(bɪˈkɑːm)

vb (tr)

rare to calm down

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be•calm

(bɪˈkɑm)

v.t.

1. to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it.

2. to calm.

[1550–60]

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becalm

Past participle: becalmed
Gerund: becalming

Imperative

becalm

becalm

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

becalm - make steady; "steady yourself"   steady, calm stabilise, stabilize - become stable or more stable; "The economy stabilized"

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becalm

verb

To make or become calm:

allay, balm, calm (down), lull, quiet, settle, still, tranquilize.

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Translations

becalm

[bɪˈkɑːm] VT to be becalmed → estar encalmado

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becalm

vt to be becalmed (Naut) → in eine Flaute geraten; (fig) → eine Flaute haben; the ship lay or was becalmed for three weeks → das Schiff war or befand sich drei Wochen lang in einer Flaute

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