belayed

Held the line

Belayed is the past tense of belay, a climbing term meaning to secure a rope around a fixed point or to manage the rope for a climber: She belayed him from the ledge above.

In nautical use, to belay is to secure a line around a cleat or pin.

The command belay that! means stop or disregard what was just said.

climbing

rope

Thick twisted fibers

carabinerSpring-gated metal link
anchorSecures ships to seabed
harnessStraps controlling an animal

climber · lead · second · pitch · protection · quickdraw · rappel · top-rope · slack · tension

nautical

cleat

Shoe spike for grip

pinPointed metal fastener
lineContinuous mark or queue
moorUncultivated peaty upland

secure · deck · rigging · halyard · winch · bollard · bitt · dock · tie-off · fastening

delayed

postponed

Moved to a later date

deferredSet aside until later
heldKept in grasp
suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily

paused · halted · stopped · waited · set-aside

Opposites

climbing safety technique

belayedfree-soloed

Climbed without safety gear

unroped · free-soloing · unsecured · unprotected · unbacked

nautical rope handling

belayedreleased

Set free from confinement

cast off · unfastened · let go · untied · slacked

command/action status

belayedproceeded

Went on, moved forward

continued · executed · carried out · resumed · carried on

Phrases

belaying pinDeck peg for lines

Family

belay, belaying, belays

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