Stay

v. visit, spend time in a place; remain temporarily; lodge; remain in a specific state; stop, halt; wait; postpone, delay; restrain; appease

n. act of halting; visit, temporary residence; suspension of a legal proceeding; brace; small piece of bone or plastic used to stiffen part of a garment; heavy rope (Nautical)

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Stay may refer to:Stays (nautical), the heavy ropes, wires, or rods on sailing vessels that run from the masts to the hullGuy-wire, a metal wire used to support tall structures, such as radio mastsBone (corsetry), one of the rigid parts of a corset (also sometimes known as stays)Stay (novel) (2002), a crime novel by Nicola GriffithStay, a court order requiring that a party refrain from a certain action until the court has time to consider a matterStay, part of a steam locomotive's fireboxA small rigid piece used to maintain the point of a men's dress shirt collar
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Noun
1. continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
(hypernym) act, human action, human activity
(hyponym) sojourn, visit
(derivation) stay on, continue, remain
2. a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"
(hypernym) decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript
(hyponym) stay of execution
(classification) law, jurisprudence
3. the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"
(synonym) arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage
(hypernym) inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
(hyponym) countercheck
4. (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
(hypernym) brace, bracing
(hyponym) backstay
(classification) seafaring, navigation, sailing
5. a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
(hypernym) strip, slip
Verb
1. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
(synonym) remain, rest
(antonym) change
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) sit tight
2. stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"
(synonym) stick, stick around, stay put
(antonym) move
(hypernym) stay in place
3. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
(synonym) bide, abide
(hypernym) stay on, continue, remain
(hyponym) visit
(classification) archaism, archaicism
4. continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
(synonym) stay on, continue, remain
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) bide, abide
5. remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children"
(antonym) depart, take leave, quit
6. stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!"
(synonym) detain, delay
(hypernym) check, retard, delay
7. stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
(synonym) persist, remain
(hyponym) stick
8. a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm"
(synonym) last out, ride out, outride
(hyponym) outstay
(derivation) stayer
9. stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order"
(hypernym) stop, halt, block, kibosh
10. fasten with stays
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
11. overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"
(synonym) quell, appease
(hypernym) meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil

(n.)
A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men.
  

(n.)
A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship.
  

(n.)
Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.
  

(n.)
Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city.
  

(n.)
Hindrance; let; check.
  

(n.)
Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
  

(n.)
Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them.
  

(n.)
That which serves as a prop; a support.
  

(v. i.)
To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.
  

(v. i.)
To cause to cease; to put an end to.
  

(v. i.)
To change tack; as a ship.
  

(v. i.)
To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed.
  

(v. i.)
To continue in a state.
  

(v. i.)
To dwell; to tarry; to linger.
  

(v. i.)
To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler.
  

(v. i.)
To hinde/; to delay; to detain; to keep back.
  

(v. i.)
To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold.
  

(v. i.)
To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well.
  

(v. i.)
To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
  

(v. i.)
To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.
  

(v. i.)
To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.
  

(v. i.)
To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.
  

(v. i.)
To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
  

(v. i.)
To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind.
  

(v. i.)
To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.
  

To stop; to suspend; also known as a stay of proceedings; when a law suit is suspended either indefinitely or until the occurrence of a condition imposed by the court. - (read more on Stay)