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Definition of 'Stay'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) stay
to remain or continue over a length of time, as in a place or situation:
to stay up late.

2.  stay
to dwell temporarily; lodge:
to stay at a friend's apartment.

3.  stay
to pause or wait briefly:
Stay inside until the taxi comes.

4.  stay
to continue to be as specified:
to stay clean.

5.  stay
to hold out or endure, as in a contest or at a task:
to stay with a project.

6.  stay
to keep up, as with a competitor.

7.  stay
to stop or halt.

8.  stay
to continue in a hand of poker by matching a bet or raise.

9.  stay
Archaic. to cease or desist.

10.  stay
Archaic. to stand firm.

11. (v.t.) stay
to stop or halt.

12.  stay
to hold back, detain, or restrain.

13.  stay
to suspend or delay (actions, proceedings, etc.).

14.  stay
to appease temporarily the hunger of:
This sandwich will stay you till dinner.

15.  stay
to satisfy temporarily the cravings of (the stomach, appetite, etc.).

16.  stay
to remain through or during (a period of time).

17.  stay
to remain to the end of; remain beyond (usu. fol. by out).

18.  stay
Archaic. to await.

19. (n.) stay
the act of stopping or being stopped.

20.  stay
a stop, halt, or pause.

21.  stay
a sojourn or temporary residence:
a week's stay in Miami.

22.  stay
a suspension of a judicial proceeding:
a stay of execution.

23.  stay
staying power; endurance.

24. (n.) stay
something used to support or steady a thing; prop; brace.

25.  stay
a flat strip of firm material, as steel or whalebone, used esp. for stiffening corsets, collars, etc.

26.  stay
stays, a corset.

27. (v.t.) stay
to support, prop, or hold up (sometimes fol. by up).

28.  stay
to sustain or strengthen mentally or spiritually.

29.  stay
to attach to a foundation or base.

30. (n.) stay
any of various strong ropes or wires for steadying masts, funnels, etc.

31. (v.t.) stay
to support or secure with a stay or stays:
to stay a mast.

32.  stay
to put (a ship) on the other tack.

33. (v.i.) stay
(of a ship) to change to the other tack.

Definition of 'Stay'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) stay
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"

2. (noun) arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage
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"

3. (noun) stay
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"

4. (noun) stay
a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

5. (verb) stay
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

6. (verb) stay, remain, rest
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"

7. (verb) stay, stick, stick around, stay put
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!"

8. (verb) bide, abide, stay
dwell
"You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

9. (verb) stay, stay on, continue, remain
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"

10. (verb) stay
remain behind
"I had to stay at home and watch the children"

11. (verb) stay, detain, delay
stop or halt
"Please stay the bloodshed!"

12. (verb) persist, remain, stay
stay behind
"The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"

13. (verb) last out, stay, ride out, outride
hang on during a trial of endurance
"ride out the storm"

14. (verb) stay
stop a judicial process
"The judge stayed the execution order"

15. (verb) stay
fasten with stays

16. (verb) quell, stay, appease
overcome or allay
"quell my hunger"

Definition of 'Stay'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) stay
to remain in a place
Stay here while I go look for them.

2. stay
to not change state or condition
If it stays nice this afternoon, we could go to the park.; Eat well and stay healthy.

3. stay
to sleep at a place
She stayed with us for a few nights.; She was staying the night at her grandmother's.

4. (noun) stay
a period of time you spend somewhere
We hope you had a pleasant stay at the hotel.

Definition of 'Stay'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Stay
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

2. (noun) Stay
that which serves as a prop; a support

3. (noun) Stay
a corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men

4. (noun) Stay
continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city

5. (noun) Stay
cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop

6. (noun) Stay
hindrance; let; check

7. (noun) Stay
restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety

8. (noun) Stay
strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them

9. (verb) Stay
to stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support

10. (verb) Stay
to support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time

11. (verb) Stay
to bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully

12. (verb) Stay
to hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to stop; to hold

13. (verb) Stay
to hinde/; to delay; to detain; to keep back

14. (verb) Stay
to remain for the purpose of; to wait for

15. (verb) Stay
to cause to cease; to put an end to

16. (verb) Stay
to fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler

17. (verb) Stay
to tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind

18. (verb) Stay
to remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still

19. (verb) Stay
to continue in a state

20. (verb) Stay
to wait; to attend; to forbear to act

21. (verb) Stay
to dwell; to tarry; to linger

22. (verb) Stay
to rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist

23. (verb) Stay
to come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed

24. (verb) Stay
to hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well

25. (verb) Stay
to change tack; as a ship

Translation of 'Stay'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.
Afrikaans: bly	Arabic: يَبْقى، يَمْكُث	Bulgarian: стоя
Brazilian: ficar	Czech: zůstat	German: bleiben
Danish: opholde sig; blive	Greek: μένω	Estonian: jääma, viibima
Farsi: ماندن از نظر زماني	Finnish: jäädä	French: rester
Hebrew: לְהִישָאֵר	Hindi: रहना, ठहरना	Croatian: ostati
Hungarian: tartózkodik	Indonesian: tinggal	Icelandic: dvelja, vera kyrr
Italian: restare, rimanere	Japanese: とどまる	Korean: 머물다
Lithuanian: apsistoti, pasilikti	Latvian: uzturēties; palikt	Malay: tinggal
Dutch: blijven	Norwegian: bli, oppholde seg, bo (mi	Polish: zostawać, zatrzymywać się
Portuguese: ficar	Romanian: a sta, a rămâne	Russian: останавливаться
Slovak: zostať	Slovenian: ostati	Serbian: ostati
Swedish: stanna, vistas, bo	Thai: พักอยู่; อาศัยอยู่	Turkish: kalmak
Taiwanese: (暫)住，留	Ukrainian: зупинятися, жити	Urdu: رک جانا
Vietnamese: ở lại, lưu lại	Chinese: （暂）住，留
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