Definitions
1.nounThe securing of a rope to a rock or other projection.
2.nounThe object to which a rope is secured.
3.nounA location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner.
4.verbTo surround; environ; enclose.
5.verbTo overlay; adorn.
6.verbTo besiege; invest; surround.
7.verbTo lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct.
8.verbTo make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat or piton.
9.verbTo 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."
10.verbTo lay aside; stop; cancel."Belay that order!"
11.verbThe general command to stop or cease.