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be·lay (bĭ-lā́)

[Middle English bileggen, to surround, from Old English belecgan.]

verb: -layed, -lay·ing, -lays. 

transitive verb 

  1. Nautical To secure or make fast (a rope, for example) by winding on a cleat or pin.
  2. To secure (a mountain climber, for example) at the end of a length of rope.
  3. To cause to stop.

intransitive verb 

  1. To be made secure.
  2. Used in the imperative as an order to stop: Belay there!

noun 

  1. The securing of a rope on a rock or other projection during mountain climbing.
  2. An object, such as a rock, to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured.