Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "baƙaƙe" ita ce kamar haka:Fili:Don sanya nutsuwa ko motsi, musamman ta rashin iska: Jirgin ruwa ya kasance. ta girgiza a tsakiyar teku. Don haifar da makale ko makale, yawanci saboda rashin ci gaba ko aiki: An daidaita tattaunawar kuma ba a cimma yarjejeniya ba. Alamar: (na jirgin ruwa ko jirgin sama) Mara motsi ko makale saboda rashin iska ko wasu hanyoyin motsa jiki: Jirgin ya kwanta a cikin rudani. > (a alama) Rashin aiki, ci gaba, ko jin daɗi; Stagnant: An kwantar da aikin, ba tare da wani sabon ci gaba ba.Lura: “Becalmed” ana yawan amfani da shi a cikin mahallin ruwa don kwatanta jirgin ruwa ko jirgin ruwa wanda ba ya iya motsawa saboda rashin motsi. iska, amma kuma ana iya amfani da shi ta hanyar misaltuwa don kwatanta yanayi ko yanayin zama inda babu ci gaba ko aiki kaɗan ko kaɗan.