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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]


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              Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. --Spenser.
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     2. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns
        with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. --Totten.
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     3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block
        up or obstruct. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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     {Belay thee!} Stop.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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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