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Belay logo #10101) Adorn 2) African boy name 3) Block up or obstruct 4) Cancel 5) Cease, imperatively 6) Climbing aid 7) Enclose 8) Environ 9) Exclusively Anglo word 10) Exclusively Saxon word 11) Fasten a nautical rope 12) Fasten a rope 13) Fasten a rope to a cleat 14) Fasten, at sea 15) Hold fast at sea 16) Hold fast, a-sea
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Belay logo #10101) Cease
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belay logo #22081To secure, tie up or make fast, often another way of sayin
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belay logo #22641to secure a rope by winding on a pin or cleat
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belay logo #22082to secure a rope by winding on a pin or cleat
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Belay logo #22299A safety technique where a stationary climber provides protection by means of ropes, anchors and braking devices or techniques, to an ascending or descending partner. A static belay is when a fall is held fast. A dynamic belay is when a fall is brought to a gradual stop by allowing the rope to slide somewhat to not overload the anchor with the forc...
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Belay logo #22634To secure a running line to a cleat or belaying pin.
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Belay logo #21002• (v. t.) To lay on or cover; to adorn. • (v. t.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. • (v. t.) To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct.
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Belay logo #23313Securing a climber by using a rope through one or more fixed anchors usually held by two people.
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Belay logo #22083to tie or secure a rope end.
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Belay logo #10444to make fast, secure or stop doing something
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Belay logo #20972Be·lay' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Belaid , Belayed ; present participle & verbal noun Belaying .] [ For senses 1 & 2, Dutch beleggen to cover, belay; akin to E. prefix be- , and lay to pl...
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belay logo #23410To secure or make fast (a rope, for example) by winding on a cleat or pin.
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Belay logo #21217Belay is a term, mostly used in maritime and rock climbing language, meaning to secure, fix or stop. Thus to belay a rope is to secure it by winding it in a figure of eight around something, usually a belaying pin.
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Belay logo #21172To temporarily secure a line to a cleat, or as a command 'disregard the last order'
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belay logo #21353To make a line or rope fast to a pin or cleat
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belay logo #23174to cancel an order; to stop; to firmly secure a line.
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belay logo #20400[n] - something to which a mountain climber`s rope can be secured 2. [v] - turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him 3. [v] - fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
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Belay logo #24086A method of controlling the climbing rope that is used to prevent a climber from falling to the ground should they come off the rock. A belay system relies on an anchor, belay device, belayer and rope.
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Belay logo #24089device used to control the rope by the belayer.
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belay logo #20974 noun something to which a mountain climber`s rope can be secured
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belay logo #23412(1) To secure or make fast (a rope, for example) by winding on a cleat or pin. (2) To stop, most often used as a command.
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Belay logo #24087Securing the rope while your partner climbs. You’ll have a belay device that provides friction to the rope system—if your partner falls, the device will lock itself or help you support their weight.
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Belay logo #24085To keep a climber from falling too far by using friction on the rope. The system that stops a climber's fall. It includes the rope, anchors, belay device and the belayer.
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Belay logo #23303A technique whereby a rope is used to protect climbers from falling.
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