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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) 

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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