English to Xhosa Meaning of belay - belay

Belay :

belay

verb

kubayeni, umtya, sizibhale, lisibekele, luphuphuma ngokuphuphuma, angathethela, sivale, zibopha, Somrhaqa, uhlole

Belay :: belayBelayed :: belayedBelaying :: belayingBelays :: belays

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Definitions of belay in English

Noun(1) something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
Verb(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

Examples of belay in English

(1) I then hiked up to some trees, found a nice spot in the shade and set up a belay for Frank.(2) I rappelled back to the belay and hung in my harness, drifting in and out of consciousness.(3) No amount of determination could get me up any of these walls if I didn't have someone to give me a belay .(4) A dry extension to the passage leads to a spike belay and the original 40-metre pitch.(5) Of course, since I do the grocery shopping, I had only myself to blame for all these extra boxes├ö├ç┬¬ belay that, I have my child to blame.(6) A belay point had failed and the man fell about six feet before a secondary belay kicked in and saved him.(7) I know how to tie my knots backward and forward, in the dark and in the rain, and how to provide a safe belay for my partner.(8) I quickly hauled myself up and hiked to a bolted belay on the higher slab.(9) While he was hand drilling two holes for the belay and some more up, I cleaned pitch 4.(10) I found a spike and bolt only and nowhere to belay a lead in rope.(11) So, I asked him what he weighed to decide whether or not I should be anchoring myself to the ground to belay him.(12) His exploits included a record ascent of Hidden Peak in 1958, but he spent the rest of his life humbly downplaying the famous belay .(13) I stood on the ground below, happy to belay him, not understanding the degree of difficulty he had come up against and that I would follow him into.(14) Lucy Creamer, 31, a noted British climber also taking the class, offered to belay him.(15) Tie your line off to a suitable belay on the passage floor and, assuming you have not lost your orientation, turn at 90 degrees to the direction in which you think the main line runs.(16) He examines my belay and says offhandedly, ├ö├ç├┐Guess I won't fall.├ö├ç├û

Related Phrases of belay

(1) belie ::

luyakuphikisa

Related Phrases of belay

(1) belie ::

luyakuphikisa

Synonyms

Verb

1. contradict ::

eziphikisana

2. negate ::

eziphikisana

3. misrepresent ::

kakubi

Different Forms

belay, belayed, belaying, belays

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