belayed

verb

Definition of belayednext
past tense of belay
as in fastened
to attach (a rope) to something so that it is secure The climber belayed the rope.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belayed
  1. fastened
  2. tied
  3. clipped
  4. hung
  5. joined
Verb
  • Mitchell said her mother was fastened to a gurney and hoisted up, then taken to another hospital.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Please make sure your seatbelts are securely fastened.
    Ken Feyder, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of fastened
Verb
  • In addition, examining women at top levels of different departments highlights how women are often funneled into roles that are less directly tied to profit generation, such as human resources.
    Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Several Democratic lawmakers and groups like the American Civil Liberties Union opposed the measure largely because of how it is funded by the new fee tied to criminal convictions.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of tied
Verb
  • Among the entries were a tractor, two dogs, and a vast, smiling frog, which had been tightly clipped out of boxwood.
    Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The tool also provides other benefits — if a video has been clipped or taken out of context, Know How can fetch the original full-length video in the state it was first published in.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of clipped
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  • The midfielder officially hung his boots up after Germany were beaten on home soil by eventual winners Spain at the Euros, and dumped out of the last eight.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Inside, black bats hung from the ceiling.
    Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of hung
Verb
  • Reporters Kat Tenbarge and Kevin Collier spoke to six people who have joined or committed to using Threads and Bluesky in place of X after the election because of Musk.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Arnault’s papers are joined in this action by the newspapers Le Monde Le Figaro and the Agence France-Presse news agency.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of joined
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