belay : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: belay	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
belay 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 fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Belay \Belay"\, 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.] 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.