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be-laying
Main Entry:
belay
[
bih-
ley
]
Show IPA
/
bɪˈleɪ
/
Show Spelled
Part of Speech:
verb
Definition:
stop
Synonyms:
arrest
, bring to a standstill, call a halt to,
cancel
,
cease
,
check
,
end
,
halt
, put a stop to,
quit
,
stall
,
stay
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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