English

Verb
to becue (transitive and intransitive)

1. nautical To make fast a rope to an anchor when on rocky ground; the rope is made fast to the flukes 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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