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Word: belay (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • climbing A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure his/or her partner.
  • climbing The object to which a rope is secured.
  • climbing The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection.

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Verb:

  • en|transitive or intransitive? To secure a climber by tying the rope to any available fastening point.
  • transitive The general command to stop or cease.
  • transitive To make (a rope) fast by turning it round a cleat or belaying pin.

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