Definitions
1.verbTo surround; environ; enclose.
2.verbTo overlay; adorn.
3.verbTo besiege; invest; surround.
4.verbTo lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct.
5.verbTo make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat or piton.
6.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."
7.verbTo lay aside; stop; cancel."Belay that order!"
8.verbThe general command to stop or cease.