† beleev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To get (a ship) into such a position that the wind is intercepted from her; also figurative.
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society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > get into the current of the wind [verb (transitive)] > keep wind from a ship or becalm
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a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1623) i. i. 29 I..must be be-leed [1622 must be led], and calm'd.
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