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belay
[ bih-ley ]
verb (used with object)
- Nautical. to fasten (a rope) by winding around a pin or short rod inserted in a holder so that both ends of the rod are clear.
- Mountain Climbing.
- to secure (a person) by attaching to one end of a rope.
- to secure (a rope) by attaching to a person or to an object offering stable support.
- (used chiefly in the imperative)
- to cease (an action); stop.
- to ignore (an announcement, order, etc.):
Belay that, the meeting will be at 0900 instead of 0800.
verb (used without object)
- to belay a rope:
Belay on that cleat over there.
noun
- Mountain Climbing. a rock, bush, or other object sturdy enough for a running rope to be passed around it to secure a hold.
belay
/ ²úɪˈ±ô±ðɪ /
verb
- nautical to make fast (a line) by securing to a pin, cleat, or bitt
- usually imperative nautical to stop; cease
- ˈ²ú¾±ËËŒ±ô±ðɪ mountaineering to secure (a climber) to a mountain by tying the rope off round a rock spike, piton, nut, etc
noun
- ˈ²ú¾±ËËŒ±ô±ðɪ 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
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of belay1
Example Sentences
I was belaying my friend when he came over and said the word, “Hi.â€
Like rock climbing, the sport entails a rope system — known as belaying — but differs in substantive ways.
Carrasco called down to make sure the other guide had him “on belay,†as climbers say, and someone shouted back, “No.â€
“I think there’s something about climbing where you’re really trusting your life to your belay partner, your climbing partner, and that lends itself to relationships in a lot of ways,†she said.
But it adds that it is a "mess of old, rotting gear that has been left behind at each belay and accumulated over decades of use".
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