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BELAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("belay" is a kind of...):
outcrop; outcropping; rock outcrop (the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land)
Derivation:
belay (fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat)
belay (turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they belay ... he / she / it belays
Past simple: belayed
Past participle: belayed
-ing form: belaying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "belay" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
belay (something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "belay" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
belay (something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured)
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