belaying

Meaning of belaying

verb
  1. To surround; environ; enclose.
  2. To overlay; adorn.
  3. To besiege; invest; surround.
  4. To lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct.
  5. To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat or piton.
  6. To secure (a person) to a rope or (a rope) to a person.
    He would need an experienced partner to belay him on the difficult climbs.
  7. To lay aside; stop; cancel.
    Belay that order!
  8. The general command to stop or cease.

Information about belaying

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of belaying

be-lay-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • belaying is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Words that rhyme with belaying

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