| slovo | definícia |
belay
(encz) | belay,jištění n: horolezectví IS |
belay
(encz) | belay,přivázat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Belay
(gcide) | Belay \Be*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belaid, Belayed; p. pr.
& vb. n. Belaying.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to
cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be-, and lay to place: for
sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. Be-, and
Lay to place.]
1. To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.]
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Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. --Spenser.
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2. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns
with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. --Totten.
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3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block
up or obstruct. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Belay thee! Stop.
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belay
(wn) | belay
n 1: something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
v 1: turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it
or him
2: fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat |
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belay
(encz) | belay,jištění n: horolezectví ISbelay,přivázat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Belay thee
(gcide) | Belay \Be*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belaid, Belayed; p. pr.
& vb. n. Belaying.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to
cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be-, and lay to place: for
sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. Be-, and
Lay to place.]
1. To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns
with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. --Totten.
[1913 Webster]
3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block
up or obstruct. [Obs.] --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Belay thee! Stop.
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Belayed
(gcide) | Belay \Be*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belaid, Belayed; p. pr.
& vb. n. Belaying.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to
cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be-, and lay to place: for
sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. Be-, and
Lay to place.]
1. To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns
with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. --Totten.
[1913 Webster]
3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block
up or obstruct. [Obs.] --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Belay thee! Stop.
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Belaying
(gcide) | Belay \Be*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belaid, Belayed; p. pr.
& vb. n. Belaying.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to
cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be-, and lay to place: for
sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. Be-, and
Lay to place.]
1. To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns
with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. --Totten.
[1913 Webster]
3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block
up or obstruct. [Obs.] --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Belay thee! Stop.
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Belaying pin
(gcide) | Belaying pin \Be*lay"ing pin`\ (b[-e]*l[=a]"[i^]ng p[i^]n`).
(Naut.)
A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round
which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed.
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belay
(wn) | belay
n 1: something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
v 1: turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it
or him
2: fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat |
belaying pin
(wn) | belaying pin
n 1: a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a
ship or in mountain climbing) |
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