Belay
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Pulling the rope for a climber. Side effects include an extremely sore neck from looking up all the time and being really fucking bored.
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To want sexual intercourse with another. Usually used on a first meet.
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used in technical theatre to describe twisting the ropes of a rail system with a belay pin to keep the lineset from moving while weights are being added or taken off, usually only done when the lineset will be significantly arbor or batten heavy. comes from the nautical term to belay.
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(verb)
a) To touch oneself, to touch another, or to be touched by another, in the inappropriate sense of the word.
b) To get off. -
Fix (a running rope) round a cleat, rock, pin, or other object, to secure it.
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Belay in Yachting. Securing a rope around a cleat in figure-of-eight turns.
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Belay in Mountaineering. An important safety measure that anchors the climbers in case a fall occurs.
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