| stay | | |
| stay | (n.) | 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" |
| arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage | (n.) | 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" |
| stay | (n.) | 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" |
| stay | (n.) | a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset). |
| stay | (n.) | (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar. |
| remain, rest, stay | (v.) | 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" |
| stay, stay put, stick, stick around | (v.) | 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!" |
| abide, bide, stay | (v.) | dwell.; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" |
| continue, remain, stay, stay on | (v.) | 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" |
| stay | (v.) | remain behind.; "I had to stay at home and watch the children" |
| delay, detain, stay | (v.) | stop or halt.; "Please stay the bloodshed!" |
| persist, remain, stay | (v.) | stay behind.; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" |
| last out, outride, ride out, stay | (v.) | hang on during a trial of endurance.; "ride out the storm" |
| stay | (v.) | stop a judicial process.; "The judge stayed the execution order" |
| stay | (v.) | fasten with stays. |
| appease, quell, stay | (v.) | overcome or allay.; "quell my hunger" |
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