belay

be·lay

B0167600 (bĭ-lā′)v. be·layed, be·lay·ing, be·lays v.tr.1. Nautical To secure or make fast (a rope, for example) by winding on a cleat or pin.2. To provide security to (a climber) by paying out or drawing in rope, often through a braking device, in readiness to break a potential fall.3. To cause to stop.v.intr.1. To be made secure.2. Used in the imperative as an order to stop: Belay there!n.1. The act of belaying a climber.2. A system of ropes and anchors by which a climber is belayed.

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[Middle English bileggen, to surround, from Old English belecgan; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]

belay

(bɪˈleɪ) vb, -lays, -laying or -layed1. (Nautical Terms) nautical to make fast (a line) by securing to a pin, cleat, or bitt2. (Nautical Terms) (usually imperative) nautical to stop; cease3. (Mountaineering) mountaineering to secure (a climber) to a mountain by tying the rope off round a rock spike, piton, nut, etcn (Mountaineering) mountaineering the attachment (of a climber) to a mountain by tying the rope off round a rock spike, piton, nut, etc, to safeguard the party in the event of a fall. See also running belay[Old English belecgan; related to Old High German bileggen, Dutch beleggen]

be•lay

(bɪˈleɪ)
v.t. 1. to fasten (a rope) by winding around a pin or short rod. 2. a. to secure (a person) by one end of a rope. b. to secure (a rope) by attaching to a person or to an object. v.i. 3. to belay a rope. 4. (used chiefly in the imperative) to stop; cease; quit. n. 5. something, as a rock or bush, sturdy enough to anchor a rope in mountain climbing. [before 900; Middle English beleggen, Old English belecgan]

belay

Past participle: belayed
Gerund: belaying

Imperative
belay
belay

Present
I belay
you belay
he/she/it belays
we belay
you belay
they belay

Preterite
I belayed
you belayed
he/she/it belayed
we belayed
you belayed
they belayed

Present Continuous
I am belaying
you are belaying
he/she/it is belaying
we are belaying
you are belaying
they are belaying

Present Perfect
I have belayed
you have belayed
he/she/it has belayed
we have belayed
you have belayed
they have belayed

Past Continuous
I was belaying
you were belaying
he/she/it was belaying
we were belaying
you were belaying
they were belaying

Past Perfect
I had belayed
you had belayed
he/she/it had belayed
we had belayed
you had belayed
they had belayed

Future
I will belay
you will belay
he/she/it will belay
we will belay
you will belay
they will belay

Future Perfect
I will have belayed
you will have belayed
he/she/it will have belayed
we will have belayed
you will have belayed
they will have belayed

Future Continuous
I will be belaying
you will be belaying
he/she/it will be belaying
we will be belaying
you will be belaying
they will be belaying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been belaying
you have been belaying
he/she/it has been belaying
we have been belaying
you have been belaying
they have been belaying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been belaying
you will have been belaying
he/she/it will have been belaying
we will have been belaying
you will have been belaying
they will have been belaying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been belaying
you had been belaying
he/she/it had been belaying
we had been belaying
you had been belaying
they had been belaying

Conditional
I would belay
you would belay
he/she/it would belay
we would belay
you would belay
they would belay

Past Conditional
I would have belayed
you would have belayed
he/she/it would have belayed
we would have belayed
you would have belayed
they would have belayed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	belay - something to which a mountain climber's rope can be securedoutcrop, outcropping, rock outcrop - the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
Verb	1.	belay - turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or himfasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
	2.	belay - fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleatfasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

belay

verb1. To prevent the occurrence or continuation of a movement, action, or operation:arrest, cease, check, discontinue, halt, stall, stay, stop, surcease.Idioms: bring to a standstill, call a halt to, put a stop to.2. To come to a cessation:arrest, cease, check, discontinue, halt, leave off, quit, stall, stop, surcease.Idiom: come to a halt.

Translations

assicurare con una scottalegare