belay vs spoke

belay

verb
  • simple past tense of belie (“encompass”) 

  • To lay aside; stop; cancel. 

  • To handle a climbing rope to prevent (a climber) from falling to the ground. 

  • To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat. 

  • The general command to stop or cease. 

noun
  • The object to which a rope is secured. 

  • A location at which a climber stops and builds an anchor with which to secure their partner. 

  • The securing of a rope to a rock or other projection. 

spoke

verb
  • simple past tense of speak 

  • To furnish (a wheel) with spokes. 

noun
  • A projecting handle of a steering wheel. 

  • A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim. 

  • A rung of a ladder. 

  • One of the outlying points in a hub-and-spoke model of transportation. 

  • A device for fastening the wheel of a vehicle to prevent it from turning when going downhill. 

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