ALL meanings of becalm
be·calm
B b - verb becalm to calm down 3
- verb transitive becalm to make quiet or still; calm 3
- verb transitive becalm to make (a sailing vessel) motionless from lack of wind 3
- noun becalm Leave (a sailing vessel) unable to move through lack of wind. 1
- verb with object becalm to deprive (a sailing vessel) of the wind necessary to move it; subject to a calm: The schooner was becalmed in the horse latitudes for two weeks. 1
- verb with object becalm Archaic. to calm; pacify. 1
- verb becalm (Transitive Verb) To make calm or still; make quiet; calm. 0
- verb becalm (Transitive Verb) (nautical) To deprive (a ship) of wind, so that it cannot move (usually in passive). 0