Associations to the word «Belay»
Noun
- Climber
- Pin
- Rope
- Hitch
- Harness
- Rigging
- Friction
- Anchor
- Climb
- Knot
- Sling
- Mast
- Device
- Brace
- Tally
- Fife
- Locking
- Ax
- Ladder
- Axe
- Bolt
- Deck
- Brake
- Insertion
- Pitch
- Sail
- Loop
- Monkey
- Mate
- Coil
- Picard
- Mama
- Screw
- Sheet
- Ethiopia
- Stance
- Dive
- Maurice
- Sailor
- Whale
- Arrest
- Rail
- Spike
- Participant
- Shaft
- Lad
- Lock
- Bend
- Auto
- Fall
- Tackle
- Reef
- Top
- Ice
- Wrist
- Waist
- Roger
- Load
- Descent
- Gear
- Nail
- Pause
- Protection
- Mccoy
- Catch
- Equipment
- Technique
- Bottom
- Knife
- Tie
- Jonathan
- Route
Adjective
Wiktionary
BELAY, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To surround; environ; inclose.
BELAY, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To overlay; adorn.
BELAY, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To besiege; invest; surround.
BELAY, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct.
BELAY, verb. (transitive) To make (a rope) fast by turning it round a fastening point such as a cleat or piton.
BELAY, verb. (transitive) To secure (a person) to a rope or (a rope) to a person.
BELAY, verb. (transitive) To lay aside; stop; cancel.
BELAY, verb. (intransitive) (nautical) The general command to stop or cease.
BELAY, verb. (intransitive) (nautical) To make a line fast by turns around a cleat, pin, or bitt.
BELAY, noun. (climbing) The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection.
BELAY, noun. (climbing) The object to which a rope is secured.
BELAY, noun. (climbing) A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure his/or her partner.
Dictionary definition
BELAY, noun. Something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured.
BELAY, verb. Turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him.
BELAY, verb. Fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat.
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