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stay
/steɪ/
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Definitions of stay
  1. verb
    hang on during a trial of endurance

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    last out outride ride out
  2. verb
    stay the same; remain in a certain state
    "stay alone"

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    remain rest
    Opposite:
    change
    type of:
    be
  3. verb
    stay put (in a certain place)
    "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"

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    stay put stick stick around
    Opposite:
    move
    type of:
    stay in place
  4. noun
    the state of inactivity following an interruption
    "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"

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    arrest check halt hitch stop stoppage
  5. verb
    dwell
    "You can stay with me while you are in town" "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

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    abide bide
  6. verb
    overcome or allay

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    appease quell
  7. verb
    stop or halt
    "Please stay the bloodshed!"

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    delay detain
    type of:
    retard check delay
  8. verb
    continue in a place, position, or situation
    "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"

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    continue remain stay on
    type of:
    be
  9. verb
    stay behind
    "The smell stayed in the room"

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    persist remain
  10. noun
    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"
  11. noun
    a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
    type of:
    slip strip
  12. noun
    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"
  13. verb
    fasten with stays
    type of:
    secure fix fasten
  14. noun
    (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
    type of:
    brace bracing
  15. verb
    stop a judicial process
    "The judge stayed the execution order"
    type of:
    block halt kibosh stop
  16. remain behind
    "I had to stay at home and watch the children"
    Opposite:
    depart
Examples of stay
  • "stay alone"
  • "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"
  • "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"
  • "You can stay with me while you are in town"
  • "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
  • "Please stay the bloodshed!"
  • "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"
  • "The smell stayed in the room"
  • "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"
  • "they had a nice stay in Paris"
  • "a lengthy hospital stay"
  • "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"
  • "The judge stayed the execution order"
  • "I had to stay at home and watch the children"
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