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Belay

  1. belay (verb)
    something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
  2. belay (verb)
    turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him
  3. belay (verb)
    fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
  4. belay (Noun)
    The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection.
  5. belay (Noun)
    The object to which a rope is secured.
  6. belay (Noun)
    A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure his/or her partner.
  7. belay (Verb)
    To surround; environ; inclose.
  8. belay (Verb)
    To overlay; adorn.
  9. belay (Verb)
    To besiege; invest; surround.
  10. belay (Verb)
    To lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct.
  11. belay (Verb)
    To make (a rope) fast by turning it round a fastening point such as a cleat or piton.
  12. belay (Verb)
    To secure (a person) to a rope or (a rope) to a person.
  13. belay (Verb)
    To stop; cancel.
  14. belay (Verb)
    To make a line fast by turns around a cleat, pin, or bitt.
Origin: From beleggen, bileggen, from belecgan, equivalent to . Cognate with beleggen, belegen, belägga.

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