Thesaurus: belay

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1. v. t. To lay on or cover; to adorn.
2. v. t. To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel.
3. v. t. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct.
4. n. something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
5. v. turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or them
6. v. fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
7. 1. To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.] Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. Spenser. 2. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. Totten. 3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct. [Obs.] Dryden. Belay thee! Stop.
8. To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it rounda pin, cleat, or kevel. Totten.
9. v:50/n:50 n. something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured v. turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him v. fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat