how to pronounce belay

/ˈbiː.lɛɪ/

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belay is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of belay in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… working on this indie belay beaded …”

meanings of belay

verb:

To surround; environ; enclose.
To lay aside; stop; cancel.
To besiege; invest; surround.
To overlay; adorn.
The general command to stop or cease.
To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat or piton.
To lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct.
To secure (a person) to a rope or (a rope) to a person.

noun:

The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection.
The object to which a rope is secured.
A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner.

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