belay
(noun) something to which a mountain climber’s rope can be secured
belay
(verb) fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
belay
(verb) turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him
Source: WordNet® 3.1
belay (third-person singular simple present belays, present participle belaying, simple past and past participle belaid or belayed)
(transitive, obsolete) To surround; environ; enclose.
(transitive, obsolete) To overlay; adorn.
(transitive, obsolete) To besiege; invest; surround.
(transitive, obsolete) To lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct.
(nautical, ambitransitive) To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat or piton.
(transitive) To secure (a person) to a rope or (a rope) to a person.
(transitive) To lay aside; stop; cancel.
(intransitive, nautical) The general command to stop or cease.
belay (plural belays)
(climbing) The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection.
(climbing) The object to which a rope is secured.
(climbing) A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner.
• Baley, Leyba
Belay (plural Belays)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Belay is the 27144th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 892 individuals. Belay is most common among Black/African American (87.0%) individuals.
• Baley, Leyba
Source: Wiktionary
Be*lay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belaid, Belayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Belaying.] Etym: [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.] Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. Spenser.
2. (Naut.)
Definition: To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. Totten.
3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct. [Obs.] Dryden. Belay thee! Stop.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
