Definition of "belay"
- verb
To surround; environ; inclose.
To overlay; adorn.
To besiege; invest; surround.
To lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct.
To make (a rope) fast by turning it round a fastening point such as a cleat or piton.
To secure (a person) to a rope or (a rope) to a person.
To lay aside; stop; cancel.
The general command to stop or cease.
To make a line fast by turns around a cleat, pin, or bitt.
- noun
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.
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