belay

fe’l verb

1. To secure (a person) to a rope or (a rope) to a person. He would need an experienced partner to belay him on the difficult climbs.
2. To lay aside; stop; cancel. Belay that order!
3. To surround; environ; enclose.
4. To overlay; adorn.

ot noun

1. The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection.
2. The object to which a rope is secured.
3. A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner.