belay
verb (belays, belayed, belaying); also a sailor's call (interjection: «belay!»); sailors' word
Everyday
- To belay a rope is to wind it round a post or pin so that it holds fast. tree →
- («Belay!») Stop! Stop what you are doing. tree →
In the lessons
in pirate songs and sea stories, a sailor's word for «stop» or «hold fast»
Examples
- Belay that rope, lads! tree →
- «Avast, belay!» the captain shouted. tree →
- We belayed the sail so it would not blow loose. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «belay» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «belay» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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