Definitions
fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
Word origin
From Middle English beleggen, bileggen, from Old English beleċġan (“to cover, invest, surround, afflict, attribute to, charge with, accuse”), From Proto-West Germanic *bilaggjan, equivalent to be- (“about, around”) + lay. Cognate with Dutch beleggen (“to cover, overlay, belay”), German belegen (“to cover, occupy, belay”), Swedish belägga (“to pave”).
Used in a sentence
“He would need an experienced partner to belay him on the difficult climbs.”
“I could only hope the remaining piton would belay his fall.”
“Belay that order!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Secure a climbing rope”5 letters
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