Stay

[steɪ] or [ste]

Definition

(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'.

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

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

(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'.

(verb.) 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'.

(verb.) stop or halt; 'Please stay the bloodshed!'.

(verb.) fasten with stays.

(verb.) 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!'.

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

(verb.) stop a judicial process; 'The judge stayed the execution order'.

(verb.) 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'.

Typed by Humphrey--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

(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 bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(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 continue in a state.

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

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

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

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

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

(v. i.) To change tack; as a ship.

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

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

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

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

(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.

Checked by Enrique

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. [1]. Sojourn, tarry, abide, dwell, lodge, rest, take up one's quarters, pitch one's tent.[2]. Remain, continue, stop, be fixed, stand still.[3]. Wait, attend, delay, linger.

v. a. [1]. Stop, restrain, check, hold, withhold, curb, keep in, rein in.[2]. Delay, obstruct, hinder.[3]. Support, sustain, uphold, prop, hold up, shore up.

n. [1]. Sojourn, delay, halt, rest, repose, stop.[2]. Hinderance, obstruction, interruption, obstacle, impediment, check, bar, restraint, curb, stumbling block.[3]. Support, prop, staff, dependence, supporter, buttress.

Typist: Trevor

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Abode, continuance, sojourn, support, prop,[See CONDITION]

SYN:Hold, stop, restrain, withhold, arrest, hinder, delay, obstruct, support, rest,repose, remain, continue, dwell, await, halt, abide, wait, tarry, confide,trust, lean

ANT:Loose, liberate, send, expedite, speed, free, accelerate, hasten, oppress,depress, burden, fail, fall, proceed, move, depart, overthrow, mistrust

Edited by Horace

Definition

n. a large strong rope running from the head of one mast to another mast ('fore-and-aft' stay) or to the side of the ship ('back'-stay): the transverse piece in a chain-cable link.—v.t. to support or to incline to one side by means of stays: to put on the other tack to cause to go about.—v.i. to change tack to go about to be in stays.—ns. Stay′sail a sail extended on a stay; Stay′-tack′le a large hoisting tackle fixed by a pendant to the mainstay of a ship.—Miss stays (see Miss).

v.i. to remain: to abide for any time: to continue in a state: to wait: to cease acting: to dwell: to trust.—v.t. to cause to stand: to stop: to restrain: to delay: to prevent from falling: to prop: to support rest rely:—pa.t. and pa.p. stayed staid.—n. continuance in a place: abode for a time: stand: stop: a fixed state: a standstill: suspension of a legal proceeding: prop support: (pl.) a kind of stiff inner waistcoat worn by women.—ns. Stay′-at-home one who keeps much at home—also adj.; Stay′-bolt a bolt or rod binding together opposite plates; Stay′er one who or that which stops holds or supports: a person or animal of good lasting or staying qualities for a race &c.; Stay′-lace a lace for fastening a bodice; Stay′-mā′ker one whose occupation is to make stays.—Stay the stomach to allay the cravings of hunger for the time.

Typed by Kevin