What does "belay" mean?
Belay: (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. Totten.
Additional senses
- 2.To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct. [Obs.] Dryden. Belay thee! Stop.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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