belay
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (ambitransitive, nautical) To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.ambitransitive
2. (transitive, climbing) To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground.Examples: "He would need an experienced partner to belay him on the difficult climbs."; "I could only hope the remaining piton would belay his fall."transitive
3. (transitive) To lay aside; to stop; to cancel.Examples: "Belay that order!"; ""We landed in their killbox?" "We did. I am sor... No, belay that. Heads down! Cavalry incoming!""transitive
4. (intransitive, nautical) The general command to stop or cease.intransitive
5. (transitive, obsolete) To surround; to environ; to enclose.obsoletetransitive
6. (transitive, obsolete) To overlay; to adorn.Examples: "jacket […] belayd with silver lace"obsoletetransitive
noun (English)
1. (climbing) The securing of a rope to a rock or other sturdy object.
2. (climbing) The object to which a rope is secured.
3. (climbing) A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner.Examples: "But instead of swapping over at the ice axe belay, you carry on in the lead, cutting or kicking steps until you are about twenty feet above."
Definition source: Wiktionary