| Belay 1. (v. t.) To fasten with a rope; to make fast, as a rope, by winding it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. 2. (v. t.) To lay on or cover; to adorn. 3. (v. t.) To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct. Thesaurus Entries abandon, abort, affix, anchor, annex, attach, batten, batten down, cancel, cease, cement, chain, cinch, clamp, clinch, cramp, cut it out, desist, discontinue, drop it, end, engraft, fasten, fasten down, fix, give over, graft, grapple, halt, have done with, hold, knit, knock it off, lay off, leave off, make fast, make secure, make sure, moor, put to, quit, refrain, relinquish, renounce, screw up, scrub, secure, set, set to, stay, stop, terminate, tether, tie, tighten, trice up, trim |