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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. (belay) turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him
  2. (belay) something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
  3. (belay) 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 . ...
  5. (belay) 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 ...
  6. (Belay) 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. ...
  7. (belay) To cancel an order, to stop, to firmly secure a line.
  8. (Belay) Safety technique in which a stationary climber provides protection, by means of ropes, anchors and braking devices, to an ascending partner.
  9. (belay) to secure a rope by winding on a pin or cleat
  10. (belay) procedure of securing a climber by the use of a rope; a climber is on belay when when the belayer is prepared to lock off the rope in the event of a fall
  11. (Belay) vb. the process of paying out the rope to the lead climber, or taking in rope for a follower, while he/she climbs, and of protecting the climber in the event of a fall. Belaying allows a climber to fall and live to try again. (2) n. ...
  12. (Belay) [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."
  13. To belay something means to tie it down or make it fast, but in pirate slang "Belay that" means to stop what you are doing.
  14. (BELAY) To make fast a line to a cleat or belaying pin
  15. (Belay) To protect a climber from falling using a rope, friction, and an anchor.
  16. (Belay) To keep the climber safe by controlling the rope.
  17. (BELAY) To make a rope fast by turns round a pin or coil, without hitching or seizing it.
  18. (BELAY) (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. ...
  19. (BELAY) 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. ...
  20. (Belay) 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.”
  21. (Belay) A method the climber uses to secure the rope to another person to catch a fall, if that should occur.
  22. (Belay) A rope setup that catches a climber who falls, typically guided by a second climber.
  23. (Belay) A technique used to help a climbing partner to ascend or descend.
  24. (Belay) An old sailing term, meaning to secure. The use of a rope to stop a climber's potential fall.
  25. (Belay) Meaning, to stop or be quiet.