as in to fasten
to attach (a rope) to something so that it is secure
The climber belayed the rope.
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Recent Examples of belay
While one person climbs, another waits below (or above) and belays them.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Invented by climbing brand Petzl in 1991, a grigri is an assisted belay device, which helps beginners who are just learning to belay and climb.
—Popular Science, 19 June 2020
This heavier duty paracord can come in handy for suspending heavy items in trees, belaying a person, or hauling something with your truck.
—Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2023
The entire time Antetokounmpo was delivering this answer, his two toddler boys were waiting just on the other side of the door, clad in footy pajamas that relayed the late hour, and laughing with an exuberance that belayed it.
—Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Invented by climbing brand Petzl in 1991, a grigri is an assisted belay device, which helps beginners who are just learning to belay and climb.
—Popular Science, 19 June 2020
This heavier duty paracord can come in handy for suspending heavy items in trees, belaying a person, or hauling something with your truck.
—Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2023
The entire time Antetokounmpo was delivering this answer, his two toddler boys were waiting just on the other side of the door, clad in footy pajamas that relayed the late hour, and laughing with an exuberance that belayed it.
—Journal Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2023
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Middleton looked vibrant and healthy while wearing a long red coat with a large black bow fastened to the collar.Janelle Ash, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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Pull neck skin to back and fasten with a small skewer.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024
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The offensive came at a time when Assad’s key backers were tied down or weakened by other conflicts: the Russians in Ukraine, and Iran and Hezbollah with Israel.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Ultimately, the luxury customer experience (CX) is inextricably tied to the employee experience (EX).Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Josie made two solid, explosive passes at the convoy, but her bird could not avoid getting clipped by enemy fire.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
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To maximize flowering, prune late blooming clematis hard in February by clipping vines back to the lowest set of flower buds.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024
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Martial law Yoon, who clinched power in a neck-and-neck presidential race in 2022, had an approval rate of just 19% before unexpectedly invoking martial law earlier this week for the first time since the military coup of 1979.Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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More news: Packers Legend 'Shocked' With Aaron Rodgers Struggles: 'Something's Missing' Campbell's fourth-down call, his fifth of the evening, drew the bulk of the attention after Detroit's win, which officially clinched a playoff spot for the 12-1 Lions.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Jamie pins the perp against the wall and, in a moment of poetic closure, Janko arrives and cuffs him using Badillo's handcuffs.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Of course, Morgan’s true nemesis is still Rhea Ripley, who pinned Morgan at Survivor Series WarGames in a move that almost assuredly was done in order to get Ripley another match against Morgan for the Women’s World Championship.Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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This show has turned into me standing in front of my screen every week, fists clenched, threatening the producers not to send Charles L. home or God so help me.Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
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Dry mouth Teeth clenching or grinding (bruxism) Mouth infections Nutritional deficiencies Taking medications, including blood pressure medications Diabetes can also cause BMS, although in that cause the burning is considered to be a type of diabetic neuropathy (nerve damage from diabetes).Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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This includes everything from over-the-knee, platform boots that feature quilting along the sides and straps up the back of the calf, to one of this year’s trendiest silhouettes: simple stiletto slingbacks.Mikelle Street, Them, 26 Nov. 2024
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However, after nine days it was revealed Smith herself had let her car, with her children strapped inside, sink into John D. Long Lake.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Belay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belay. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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