Meaning of BELAY
| Pronunciation: | | bi'ley
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- [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
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| | See Also: | | fasten, fix, outcrop, outcropping, rock outcrop, secure | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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