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  1. becalms: Merriam-Webster
  2. becalms: Collins English Dictionary
  3. becalms: Vocabulary.com
  4. becalms: Wiktionary
  5. becalms: Dictionary.com
  6. becalms: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See becalm as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (becalm)

verb:  (transitive, obsolete) To make calm or still; make quiet; calm.
verb:  (transitive, nautical) To deprive (a ship) of wind, so that it cannot move (usually in passive).
▸ Also see becalm


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