Verb
/biˈlā/,

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belayed, past participle; belaying, present participle; belayed, past tense; belays, 3rd person singular present; 
                    
                    
                        
        
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Fix (a running rope) around a cleat, pin, rock, or other object, to secure it
                        
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Secure (a mountaineer) in this way
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he belayed his partner across the ice
                                            
 
 
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it is possible to belay here
                                            
 
 
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Stop; enough
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“Belay that, mister. Man your post.”
                                            
 
 
 
                     
 
 
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- 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 . ...
- (Belaying) A climbing term used to describe the act of securing a climber during a climb.