About The Word Belay
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Belay
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What's The Definition Of Belay?
[n] something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
[v] fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat [v] turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him Synonyms | Synonyms for Belay: Related Terms | Find terms related to Belay: abandon | abort | affix | anchor | annex | attach | batten | batten down | cancel | cease | cement | chain | cinch | clamp | clinch | cramp | cut it out | desist | discontinue | drop it | end | engraft | fasten | fasten down | fix | give over | graft | grapple | halt | have done with | hold | knit | knock it off | lay off | leave off | make fast | make secure | make sure | moor | put to | quit | refrain | relinquish | renounce | screw up | scrub | secure | set | set to | stay | stop | terminate | tether | tie | tighten | trice up | trim See Also | fasten | fix | outcrop | outcropping | rock outcrop | secure Belay In Webster's Dictionary \Be*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belaid}, {Belayed}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Belaying}.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to
cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be-, and lay to place: for
sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. {Be-}, and
{Lay} to place.]
1. To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.]
Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. --Spenser.
2. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns
with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. --Totten.
3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block
up or obstruct. [Obs.] --Dryden.
{Belay thee!} Stop.
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