becalm

be·calm

[bih-kahm]
verb (used with object)
1.
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.
2.
Archaic. to calm; pacify.

Origin:
1550–60; be- + calm

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To becalm
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

becalm
1550s, from be- + calm (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
00:10
Becalm is one of our favorite verbs.
So is kibitz. Does it mean:
to run away hurriedly; flee.
chat, to converse
Related Searches
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT