belay

"The climber used the belay to safely lower the equipment down the cliff face. "

"The climber trusted her life to the belay securely bolted into the rock face. "

"The climber carefully built a solid belay before signaling to her partner below. "

"The dense fog seemed to belay the town, making it disappear from view. "

"The artist decided to belay the simple wooden box with colorful mosaic tiles. "

"The protesters planned to belay the factory, preventing workers from entering or leaving. "

"The bully would often belay the smaller kids near the school gate, waiting to steal their lunch money. "

"The sailor carefully belayed the mooring rope around the cleat on the dock to secure the boat. "

"He would need an experienced partner to belay him on the difficult climbs."

"Belay that order!"

""Belay that order; I've changed my mind." "