Belaying is a variety of techniques climbers use to create friction within a climbing system, particularly on a climbing rope, so that a falling climber does not fall very far.

What does the word belayed mean?

1 : the securing of a person or a safety rope to an anchor point (as during mountain climbing) Belays are more difficult to secure on ice and snow than on rock …— Kenneth A. Henderson also : a method of so securing a person or rope. 2 : something (such as a projection of rock) to which a person or rope is anchored.

Does belay mean disregard?

to ignore (an announcement, order, etc.): Belay that, the meeting will be at 0900 instead of 0800.