becue

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Synonyms: belue, benue, bece, becke, becu, bevue

Antonyms: belue, benue, bece, becke, becu, bevue

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|nautical}} To [[make fast]] a [[rope]] to an [[anchor]], used when anchored over a [[rocky]] bottom, so as to allow the anchor to be [[hoist]]ed from its [[fluke]]s to escape an entrapment on the bottom.<!--the rope is made fast to the [[fluke]]s and [[lightly]] [[tied]] to the [[ring]] - if the flukes are caught on the rocks, a sharp [[jerk]] will [[break]] the tie to the ring, and the anchor can be [[hoisted]], [[upside down]], from the flukes.-->

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