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- Dictionarybelay/ˈbiːleɪ/
verb
- 1. fix (a running rope) round a cleat, rock, pin, or other object, to secure it.
- 2. stop; desist from: nautical slang "‘Belay that, mister. Man your post.’"
noun
- 1. an act of belaying: "the leader may require belays to tackle more difficult sections"
- 2. a spike of rock or other object used for belaying: "the trees along the top are used as belays"
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BELAY definition: 1. to control a rope that a climber is attached to and keep it tight, so that if the climber falls…. Learn more.
The meaning of BELAY is to secure (a rope or cable) by turns around a cleat, pin, or bitt. How to use belay in a sentence.
BELAY meaning: 1. to control a rope that a climber is attached to and keep it tight, so that if the climber falls…. Learn more.
To belay is to secure or hold the end of a climbing rope so that the climber won't fall far if she slips. Your friend might climb a rock wall first, while you belay for her.
1. nautical. to make fast (a line) by securing to a pin, cleat, or bitt. 2. (usually imperative) nautical. to stop; cease. 3. (ˈbiːˌleɪ ) mountaineering. to secure (a climber) to a mountain by tying the rope off round a rock spike, piton, nut, etc. noun. 4. (ˈbiːˌleɪ ) mountaineering.
1. To be made secure. 2. Used in the imperative as an order to stop: Belay there! n. 1. The act of belaying a climber. 2. A system of ropes and anchors by which a climber is belayed. [Middle English bileggen, to surround, from Old English belecgan; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]
belay /bɪ ˈ leɪ/ verb. belays; belayed; belaying. Britannica Dictionary definition of BELAY. [+ object] : to attach (a rope) to something so that it is secure. The climber belayed the rope. : to attach a secure rope to (a person) for safety. belay a climber.
Belay definition: To secure or make fast (a rope, for example) by winding on a cleat or pin.
What does the noun belay mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun belay. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status
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