Definitions from Wiktionary (Belay)
▸ verb: (transitive, intransitive, nautical) To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.
▸ verb: (transitive, climbing) To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground.
▸ verb: (transitive) To lay aside; to stop; to cancel.
▸ verb: (intransitive, nautical) The general command to stop or cease.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To surround; to environ; to enclose.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To overlay; to adorn.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To besiege; invest; surround.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct.
▸ noun: (climbing) The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection.
▸ noun: (climbing) The object to which a rope is secured.
▸ noun: (climbing) A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner.
▸ noun: A surname.
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▸ verb: (transitive, intransitive, nautical) To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.
▸ verb: (transitive, climbing) To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground.
▸ verb: (transitive) To lay aside; to stop; to cancel.
▸ verb: (intransitive, nautical) The general command to stop or cease.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To surround; to environ; to enclose.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To overlay; to adorn.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To besiege; invest; surround.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct.
▸ noun: (climbing) The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection.
▸ noun: (climbing) The object to which a rope is secured.
▸ noun: (climbing) A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner.
▸ noun: A surname.
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