belay

belay
Synonyms and related words:
abandon, abort, affix, anchor, annex, attach, batten, batten down, cancel, cease, cement, chain, cinch, clamp, clinch, cramp, cut it out, desist, discontinue, drop it, end, engraft, fasten, fasten down, fix, give over, graft, grapple, halt, have done with, hold, knit, knock it off, lay off, leave off, make fast, make secure, make sure, moor, put to, quit, refrain, relinquish, renounce, screw up, scrub, secure, set, set to, stay, stop, terminate, tether, tie, tighten, trice up, trim

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  • Belay — Be*lay , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belaid}, {Belayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belaying}.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be , and lay to place: for sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. {Be }, and {Lay} to place.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • belay — [bi lā′] vt., vi. belayed, belaying [ME bileggen < OE belecgan, to make fast < be , BE + lecgan,LAY2] 1. to make (a rope) secure by winding around a belaying pin, cleat, piton, etc.; hold fast 2. Naut. Informal a) to hold; s …   English World dictionary

  • belay — index handcuff Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • belay — (v.) from O.E. bilecgan, which, among other senses, meant to lay a thing about (with other objects), from be + lecgan to lay (see LAY (Cf. lay)). The only surviving sense is the nautical one of coil a running rope round a cleat or pin to secure… …   Etymology dictionary

  • belay — /bi lay /, v., belayed, belaying, n. v.t. 1. Naut. to fasten (a rope) by winding around a pin or short rod inserted in a holder so that both ends of the rod are clear. 2. Mountain Climbing. a. to secure (a person) by attaching to one end of a… …   Universalium

  • belay — I. verb (belayed; belaying) Etymology: Middle English beleggen to beset, from Old English belecgan, from be + lecgan to lay Date: 1549 transitive verb 1. a. to secure (as a rope) by turns around a cleat, pin, or bitt b. to make fast …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • belay —    A safety rope tied around a caver that is played out or taken in by a second person as the caver moves. The purpose of the belay is to prevent the caver from falling more than a few feet [13] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • belay — [ bi:leɪ, bɪ leɪ] verb 1》 fix (a rope) round a rock, pin, or other object to secure it. 2》 secure (a rock climber) using a belay. 3》 nautical slang stop! noun 1》 an act of belaying. 2》 a spike of rock or other object used for belaying.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • belay — be•lay [[t]bɪˈleɪ[/t]] v. t. 1) naut. navig. to fasten (a rope) by winding around a pin or short rod 2) spo a) to secure (a person) by one end of a rope b) to secure (a rope) by attaching to a person or to an object 3) to belay a rope 4) (used… …   From formal English to slang

  • belay — v. & n. v. 1 tr. fix (a running rope) round a cleat, pin, rock, etc., to secure it. 2 tr. & intr. (usu. in imper.) Naut. sl. stop; enough! (esp. belay there!). n. 1 an act of belaying. 2 a spike of rock etc. used for belaying. Phrases and idioms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Belay device — Belay devices are mechanical pieces of climbing equipment used to control a rope during belaying. They are designed to improve belay safety for the climber by allowing the belayer to manage their duties with minimal physical effort. With the… …   Wikipedia

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