belay

be·lay  (b-l)

v. be·layed, be·lay·ing, be·lays

v.tr.

1. Nautical To secure or make fast (a rope, for example) by winding on a cleat or pin.

2. To secure (a mountain climber, for example) at the end of a length of rope.

3. To cause to stop.

v.intr.

1. To be made secure.

2. Used in the imperative as an order to stop: Belay there!

n.

1. The securing of a rope on a rock or other projection during mountain climbing.

2. An object, such as a rock, to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured.

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[Middle English bileggen, to surround, from Old English belecgan; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]

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belay [bɪˈleɪ]

vb -lays, -laying, -layed

1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical to make fast (a line) by securing to a pin, cleat, or bitt

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (usually imperative) Nautical to stop; cease

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) Mountaineering to secure (a climber) to a mountain by tying the rope off round a rock spike, piton, nut, etc

n

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) Mountaineering the attachment (of a climber) to a mountain by tying the rope off round a rock spike, piton, nut, etc., to safeguard the party in the event of a fall See also running belay

[Old English belecgan; related to Old High German bileggen, Dutch beleggen]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	belay - something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured outcrop, outcropping, rock outcrop - the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
Verb	1.	belay - turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
	2.	belay - fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

Translations

belay [bɪˈleɪ] VT → amarrar(dando vueltas en una cabilla)

belay

vt (Naut) → belegen, festmachen; (Mountaineering) → sichern

interj (Naut) belay there → aufhören

belay [bɪˈleɪ] vt & vi (Mountaineering) → assicurare

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belay [bɪˈleɪ] vt & vi (Mountaineering) → assicurare