English
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ|-eɪ
Verb
en-verb|belays|belaying|belaid|belaid
- nautical to make a rope fast by turning it round a cleat or belaying pin.
- nautical the general command to stop or cease.
- climbing to secure a climber by tying the rope to any available fastening point.
Translations
trans-top|to secure a rope to a cleat
Finnish: kiinnittää
trans-bottom
trans-top|general command to stop
trans-bottom
trans-top|to secure a climber
trans-bottom
Noun
en-noun
- climbing The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection; the object to which the rope is secured; a location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure his/or her partner
Category:English irregular verbs
Category:English transitive verbs
io:belay
te:belay
vi:belay
zh:belay
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