belay

«belay» in Mova's school dictionary: to wind it round a post or pin so that it holds fast — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (belays, belayed, belaying); also a sailor's call (interjection: «belay!»); sailors' word

meaning for a pupil

1) To belay a rope is to wind it round a post or pin so that it holds fast. tree →

2) («Belay!») Stop! Stop what you are doing. tree →

sense in the lessons

in pirate songs and sea stories, a sailor's word for «stop» or «hold fast»

examples

• Belay that rope, lads! tree →
• «Avast, belay!» the captain shouted. tree →
• We belayed the sail so it would not blow loose. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «belay» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.