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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Belayed (0.01010 detik)
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: belay
belay
n : something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
v 1: turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it
or him
2: fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Belayed
Belay
\Be*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Belaid,
Belayed; p. pr.
& vb. n.
Belaying.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to
cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be-, and lay to place: for
sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref.
Be-, and
Lay to place.]
1. To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.]
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Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. --Spenser.
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2. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns
with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. --Totten.
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3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block
up or obstruct. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Belay thee! Stop.
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