belay🔊

(nautical) To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.

(climbing) To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground.

To lay aside; to stop; to cancel.

(nautical) {{non-gloss|The general command to stop or cease.}}

(obsolete) To surround; to environ; to enclose.

(obsolete) To overlay; to adorn.

(obsolete) To besiege; invest; surround.

(obsolete) To lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct.

(climbing) The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection.

(climbing) The object to which a rope is secured.

(climbing) A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner.

(t=encompass)