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Verb
/biˈlā/,
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belayed, past participle; belaying, present participle; belayed, past tense; belays, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Fix (a running rope) around a cleat, pin, rock, or other object, to secure it

  2. Secure (a mountaineer) in this way
    • - he belayed his partner across the ice
    • - it is possible to belay here
  3. Stop; enough
    • - “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 hard material used for belaying

  1. turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him
  2. something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
  3. fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
  4. Belaying refers to a variety of techniques used in climbing to exert friction on a climbing rope so that a falling climber does not fall very far . ...
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  6. The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection; The object to which a rope is secured; A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure his/or her partner; To make (a rope) fast by turning it round a fastening point such as a cleat or piton; To secure (a ...
  7. (Belaying) A climbing term used to describe the act of securing a climber during a climb.
  8. [1]Stop an action. "Belay the whistling! You're no boatswain." [2] Make fast. "Belay the line here." The use of a belaying pin in days of sail most likely is responsible for coining the term. [3] Disregard an order.  "Right full rudder. Belay my last."
  9. Safety technique in which a stationary climber provides protection, by means of ropes, anchors and braking devices, to an ascending partner.
  10. To protect a roped climber from falling by passing the rope through, or around, any type of friction enhancing belay device. Before belay devices were invented, the rope was simply passed around the belayer's hips to create friction.
  11. To belay can mean either to tie something down tight and secure as with a belaying pin or to stop or ignore, as in, "Belay that last command."
  12. [Old Eng. belagen] 1. to hold one end of a rope, so as to prevent a climber tied to the other end from falling. 2. (obsolescent) To coil or fasten a rope.
  13. A means of securing a climber by use of a rope, and usually a belay device, in order to prevent or minimize a fall. A belayer is the person on the ground or at the belay station who secures the lead or top-roping climber.
  14. To make a rope fast by turns round a pin or coil, without hitching or seizing it.
  15. A method the climber uses to secure the rope to another person to catch a fall, if that should occur.
  16. The attachment of a man or a ladder to a securely fixed object. To attach in this manner.
  17. To make fast a rope; also to cancel an order.
  18. to tether or restrain, as a safety anchor in RAPPELLING, that may involve body, hardware (piton, bong, SNAP-LINK, cam, nut, plate, PAD EYE, DEADEYE), natural or man-made (eg: CLEAT, BOLLARD) objects; also called cinch ("cingula") or dally ("dale vuelt"). See HARD-AND-FAST, KNOT. ...
  19. (1) Stop. (2) Make fast. Derived from the practice of tying a line off (making it fast) using a belaying pin. (3) Disregard, as in "belay my last."
  20. A technique used to help a climbing partner to ascend or descend.
  21. 1. The technique used to hold a rope in order to arrest a falling climber. 2. An anchor, as in, “I’ll set up a belay here.”
  22. using a friction device or traditional method to keep your mate safe… holding the rope. A somewhat important part of climbing.
  23. Use of a rope to protect a climber against a fall. A climber can be belayed by another person, or be climbing alone, using an advanced technique called a self-belay.
  24. (noun) A place where you attach yourself to the rock. This can either be done briefly (during a climb, you put in protection to create a "running belay" that the rope is clipped to) or more long-term, between pitches. ...
  25. Usually means to tie something down but pirates used it to prevent someone to do something.