Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word BELAY

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Definitions of BELAY

1. (ambitransitive, nautical) To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.
2. (transitive, climbing) To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground.
3. (transitive) To lay aside; stop; cancel.
4. (intransitive, nautical) The general command to stop or cease.
5. (transitive, obsolete) To surround; environ; enclose.
6. (transitive, obsolete) To overlay; adorn.
7. (transitive, obsolete) To besiege; invest; surround.
8. (transitive, obsolete) To lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct.
9. (climbing) The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection.
10. (climbing) The object to which a rope is secured.
11. (climbing) A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner.
12. inflection of belie
13. A surname.

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