belay

belay is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To lay on or cover; to adorn. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To lay on or cover; to adorn.
2. transitive verb. To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel.
3. transitive verb. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct.
4. noun. something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
5. verb. fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
6. verb. turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him

Common word forms

belays, belayed, belayer, belaying

Words from these letters

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