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verbhang on during a trial of endurance
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"stay alone"verbstay the same; remain in a certain stateOpposite:type of:
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"We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"verbstay put (in a certain place)
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"the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"nounthe state of inactivity following an interruptiontype of:
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"You can stay with me while you are in town" "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"verbdwell
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verbovercome or allay
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"Please stay the bloodshed!"verbstop or halt
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"After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"verbcontinue in a place, position, or situationtype of:
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"The smell stayed in the room"verbstay behind
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"the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"nouna judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
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nouna thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
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"they had a nice stay in Paris" "a lengthy hospital stay" "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"nouncontinuing or remaining in a place or statetype of:
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verbfasten with stays
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noun(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
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"The judge stayed the execution order"verbstop a judicial process
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"I had to stay at home and watch the children"remain behindOpposite:
Usage of stay
- "archaicism"
- "archaism"