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belayed
Variant of belay
transitive verb, intransitive verb belayed, belaying
- to make (a rope) secure by winding around a belaying pin, cleat, piton, etc.; hold fast
- Naut., Informal
- to hold; stop: belay there!
- to cancel: belay the last order
- to secure (a person, as a mountain climber, or thing) by a rope
noun
action, method, or place of securing a hold for a rope in mountain climbing
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