(v. t.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel.
(v. t.) To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block up or obstruct.
Example Sentences:
(1) This could spell disaster for small farmers, says Million Belay, co-ordinator of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa.
(2) Girmay Belay, 40, its project coordinator, says: “Thirty years ago the people did not have access to food.
(3) Since these fragments cannot form alpha-helises, it is unlikely that upon binding of tachikinins to their receptors, their N-terminal fragments could overcome the hydrophobic barrier of the cell membrane's lipid belayer.
(4) "At a time when the African continent is struggling to ensure that there is accountability for serious human rights violations and abuses, it is impossible to justify this decision, which undermines the integrity of the African court of justice and human rights, even before it becomes operational," said the organisation's Africa director, Netsanet Belay.
(5) "I thought if I fell off on the last moves, … if the belayer [the person holding the rope at the bottom] sprinted away, that I might be all right.
(6) Amnesty International’s Africa research and advocacy director, Netsanet Belay, said “the true horror” of what had happened in Zaria over two days in December was only now coming to light.
(7) With extreme rope friction at the rock and running belays the forces can increase up to 6.5 kN.
(8) The abduction and brutalisation of young women and girls seems to be part of the modus operandi of Boko Haram,” said Netsanet Belay, Africa director at Amnesty International.
(9) These forces depend on the method of belay and the situation of the fall and are mostly independent from the weight of the climber.
(10) "The fact that Nigerian security forces knew about Boko Haram's impending raid, but failed to take the immediate action needed to stop it, will only amplify the national and international outcry at this horrific crime," said Netsanet Belay, Amnesty International's Africa director.
(11) Million Belay, the head of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) , said the initiative could spell disaster for small farmers in Africa.
(12) Not only is justice a right of victims, accountability could serve as a powerful deterrent to those who think they can kill, rape and pillage with no consequence,” said Netsanet Belay, Amnesty’s Africa director for research and advocacy.
(13) The trauma suffered by the (abducted) women and girls is truly horrific,” said Netsanet Belay, Amnesty International’s Africa director for research and advocacy.
(14) Photographs and transparencies of the techniques used in belaying, combined with information gained from discussions amongst experienced climbers, provided evidence of the potential injury mechanisms which may be subjected to the belayer in having to arrest a falling climber, whilst moving towards the belayer.
Cleat
Definition:
(n.) A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
(n.) A device made of wood or metal, having two arms, around which turns may be taken with a line or rope so as to hold securely and yet be readily released. It is bolted by the middle to a deck or mast, etc., or it may be lashed to a rope.
(v. t.) To strengthen with a cleat.
Example Sentences:
(1) The appliance consisted of a 9 mm length of closed coil spring suspended between a cleat and bonded to the occlusal surface of the maxillary first molars and the maxillary incisors.
(2) Tooth movement was quantified from enlarged cephalograms by measuring the position of a reproducible landmark on the molar cleat with respect to either zygomatic amalgam implants or a barbed broach placed submucosally on the palate.
(3) We are Jackie Robinson, enduring scorn and spiked cleats and pitches coming straight to his head, and stealing home in the World Series anyway.
(4) Some players went on the field with cleats that were not good for this weather and these conditions,” the Colombian protested.
(5) Super Bowl shoe cleats Expect to see a number of big brands launching 3D printing projects this year – part R&D and part PR campaigns.
(6) Castigated for being cocky and aloof, Wilson was branded by some as an “AA meeting in cleats” and wound up being one of the most despised athletes in Dallas.
(7) He had struggled throughout the game with the field conditions – switching his cleats at half-time in an effort to achieve some purchase on the frozen surface – and was fortunate to see two second-half efforts from Real Salt Lake rebound off the woodwork, but saved his best for the shoot-out.
(8) The players are in multiple layers and have a selection of cleats (boots) depending on how it all shakes out.
(9) Waterproof overshoes Cycling shoes with cleats are the best winter investment you can make.
(10) Undue fixation may be by 1-inch mud cleats, baseball spikes, or a modern wrestling mat.
(11) Injury rates were reduced by wearing shorter cleats and preseason conditioning.
(12) Alongside it were all the other tools of his trade: a helmet, shoulder pads, game pants and two sets of cleats – interchangeable depending on the weather and the condition of the field.
(13) No conclusion could be drawn about the protection afforded a player from the use of a mitt or cleats.
(14) The authors have studied the alterations in cleat-surface friction of AstroTurf associated with use and exposure.
(15) This can be diagnosed by a physiotherapist and corrected using a stack build-up kit (these are wedges that fit underneath the cleat), which are available from bike shops.
(16) The study was predicated upon the assumption that many knee injuries are torque-related and due to foot fixation, either by rigid cleating or by excessive traction between the shoe and playing surface.
(17) Three cleat types were studied on five year old turf and on an unused, unexposed turf sample of the same production batch.
(18) The most reckless – or dirtiest – might even use their cleats.
(19) The 24-h and 1-week tensile and shear adhesive bonds to enamel were studied by luting orthodontic lingual cleats with a standard film thickness to the orientated labial surfaces of extracted incisors and pulling them to failure.
(20) Here, cycling specialist Phil suggests some remedies for common complaints ... Knee pain There are many potential causes of knee pain: not enough float in the pedals; poorly positioned cleats; incorrect saddle position.