Crossword clues for belaying
belaying
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.]
Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace.
--Spenser. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel.
--Totten.-
To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct. [Obs.]
--Dryden.Belay thee! Stop.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of belay English)
WordNet
Wikipedia
thumb|200px|right|A belayer is belaying behind a lead climber.
Belaying refers to a variety of techniques climbers use to exert tension on a climbing rope so that a falling climber does not fall very far. A climbing partner typically applies tension at the other end of the rope whenever the climber is not moving, and removes the tension from the rope whenever the climber needs more rope to continue climbing.
The term "belay" also means the place where the belayer is anchored; this is typically a ledge, but may be a hanging belay, where the belayer is suspended from protection in the rock.
Usage examples of "belaying".
K on belay, then K climbing and Paul belaying and resting until the bug caught up.
Marie is belaying him and it is left to Hannah and Ginger to greet Roger and Frances.
Very taut belaying betrays her belief that he is in a difficult section.
His eyes sharpened by the fresh increase in the oxygen flow provided by his mask Cal watched that slow climb almost with amazement carefully taking in the rope and belaying it as the other approached.
Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the whaling hands at the far table were all standing up, drawing cudgels and belaying pins from their belts, grinning to one another.
Ryan noticed her right hand was creeping down to touch the shining wood of the heavy belaying pin.
Jehu had fallen to his knees in the slippery scarlet lake, still gripping the belaying pin.
And if we had a belaying pin, it would be myself who would be the first man to lead such a sortie.
Armed by now, the shouting prisoners hurled themselves on the English who, falling back before the sobers, gun rammers, muskets and belaying pins wielded by these mud-caked figures, were pressed into a mob so dense as almost to prevent the use of weapons.
The climber was methodical, working multi-pitch, shooting out spindles of wire ahead that buried and fused into the rock, testing the weight of the anchors, squatting to plant rivets beneath us, roping hexes into the cracks, taking the slack, testing, belaying, moving on.
In the center, a skinny, gray-bearded man dressed only in ragged knee breeches was juggling four belaying pins.
She hopped down next to him, still holding her belaying pin, and shrugged.
Hunter found himself in the middle of a wild melee, fought with pistols, belaying pins, boarding pikes, and swords.
Grimacing, Steve blocked it with a belaying pin, and the blade glanced off the scarred, hard wood.
Ahead of Hunter in the crowd, Steve now held his belaying pin in both hands.