belay

[bih-ley] / bɪˈleɪ /

VERB

stop

Synonyms

STRONG

arrest cancel cease check end halt quit stall stay

WEAK

bring to a standstill call a halt to put a stop to

Antonyms

STRONG

advance allow begin commence continue go help permit start

Example Sentences

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In a Facebook post, mountain rescue said the climbing leader was uninjured after the fall and managed to regain the belay device which helps to keep the climbers safe.

From BBC

I was belaying my friend when he came over and said the word, “Hi.”

From Los Angeles Times

Like rock climbing, the sport entails a rope system — known as belaying — but differs in substantive ways.

From Los Angeles Times

Carrasco called down to make sure the other guide had him “on belay,” as climbers say, and someone shouted back, “No.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I think there’s something about climbing where you’re really trusting your life to your belay partner, your climbing partner, and that lends itself to relationships in a lot of ways,” she said.

From Seattle Times