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belay vt.
vi. 把繩索拴 把繩索拴 belay n 1: 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 cleatBelay \ 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.] [ 1913 Webster] Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. -- Totten. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct. [ Obs.] -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] { Belay thee!} Stop. [ 1913 Webster] 57 Moby Thesaurus words for " belay": abandon, abort, affix, anchor, annex, attach, batten, batten down, cancel, cease, cement, chain, cinch, clamp, clinch, cramp, cut it out, desist, discontinue, drop it, end, engraft, fasten, fasten down, fix, give over, graft, grapple, halt, have done with, hold, knit, knock it off, lay off, leave off, make fast, make secure, make sure, moor, put to, quit, refrain, relinquish, renounce, screw up, scrub, secure, set, set to, stay, stop, terminate, tether, tie, tighten, trice up, trim
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