Belay
Belay ({not transcribed}) , transitive verb
[For senses 1 & 2, Dutch beleggen to cover, belay; akin to English pref. be-, and lay to place: for sense 3, Old English beleggen, Anglo-Saxon belecgan. See pref. Be-, and Lay to place.]
1.
To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obsolete]
Jacket... belayed with silver lace.
2.
(Nautical) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. — Totten
3.
To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct. [Obsolete] — Dryden
Collocations (1)
Belay thee! , Stop.