2syllables
belay
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Definitions ofbelay
1noun
- 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 their partner.
1verb
- To surround; environ; enclose.
- 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 around a fastening point such as a cleat or piton.
- To secure (a person) to a rope or (a rope) to a person.
Example: "He would need an experienced partner to belay him on the difficult climbs."
- To lay aside; stop; cancel.
Example: "Belay that order!"
- The general command to stop or cease.
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