An acid-base indicator which is colorless in acid solution, but turns pink to red as the solution becomes alkaline. It is used medicinally as a cathartic.
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.
Belay meaning & definition 1 of Belay.
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To want sexual intercourse with another. Usually used on a first meet.
Belay meaning & definition 2 of Belay.
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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.
Belay meaning & definition 3 of 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.Belay meaning & definition 4 of Belay.
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Fix (a running rope) round a cleat, rock, pin, or other object, to secure it.
Belay meaning & definition 5 of Belay.
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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.
Belay meaning & definition 7 of Belay.