Belay vs. Belie — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Belay and Belie
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Belay
(Nautical) To secure or make fast (a rope, for example) by winding on a cleat or pin.
Belie
To give a false representation to; misrepresent
"He spoke roughly in order to belie his air of gentility" (James Joyce).
Belay
To provide security to (a climber) by paying out or drawing in rope, often through a braking device, in readiness to break a potential fall.
Belie
To show to be false; contradict
Their laughter belied their outward grief.
Belay
To cause to stop.
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Belie
To lie around; encompass.
Belay
To be made secure.
Belie
To surround; beleaguer.
Belay
Used in the imperative as an order to stop
Belay there!.
Belie
To tell lies about.
Belay
The act of belaying a climber.
Belie
(transitive) To give a false representation of.
Belay
A system of ropes and anchors by which a climber is belayed.
Belie
(transitive) To contradict, to show (something) to be false.
Her obvious nervousness belied what she said.
Belay
To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat.
Belie
To call a liar; to accuse of falsehood.
Belay
To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground.
He would need an experienced partner to belay him on the difficult climbs.
Belie
To fill with lies; to lie to.
Belay
(transitive) To lay aside; stop; cancel.
I could only hope the remaining piton would belay his fall.
Belay that order!
Belie
To conceal the contradictory or ironic presence of (something).
His calm demeanor belied his inner sense of guilt.
Belay
The general command to stop or cease.
Belie
To show, evince or demonstrate (something) to be present, particularly something deemed contradictory or ironic.
Belay
To surround; environ; enclose.
Belie
(obsolete) To mimic; to counterfeit.
Belay
To overlay; adorn.
Belie
To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood.
Their trembling hearts belie their boastful tongues.
Belay
To besiege; invest; surround.
Belie
To give a false representation or account of.
Should I do so, I should belie my thoughts.
Belay
To lie in wait for in order to attack; block up or obstruct.
Belie
To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander.
Thou dost belie him, Percy, thou dost belie him.
Belay
(climbing) The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection.
Belie
To mimic; to counterfeit.
Belay
(climbing) The object to which a rope is secured.
Belie
To fill with lies.
Belay
(climbing) A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner.
Belie
Be in contradiction with
Belay
To lay on or cover; to adorn.
Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace.
Belie
Represent falsely;
This statement misrepresents my intentions
Belay
To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel.
Belay
To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct.
Belay
Something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
Belay
Turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him
Belay
Fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
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