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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Belay \Be*lay"\, 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: belay n : something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured v 1: turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him 2: fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
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