STAY
\stˈe͡ɪ], \stˈeɪ], \s_t_ˈeɪ]\
Definitions of STAY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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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"
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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"
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(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
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a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
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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"
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fasten with stays
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remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children"
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stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order"
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dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"
By Princeton University
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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"
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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"
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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"
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(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
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a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
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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"
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fasten with stays
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remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.
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To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
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To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.
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To hinde/; to delay; to detain; to keep back.
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To remain for the purpose of; to wait for.
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To cause to cease; to put an end to.
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To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a flat sheet in a steam boiler.
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To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of the vessel shall be presented to the wind.
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To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a space of time; to stop; to stand still.
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To continue in a state.
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To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.
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To dwell; to tarry; to linger.
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To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.
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To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm stayed.
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To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays well.
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To change tack; as a ship.
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That which serves as a prop; a support.
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A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material, worn by women, and rarely by men.
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Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time; sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city.
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Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.
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Hindrance; let; check.
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Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
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Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts together, or stiffen them.
By Oddity Software
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A large, strong rope, usually of wire, which supports a mast; a prop; abode or continuance in a place; as, he made a long stay in Paris; a stand or stop; as, a stay of judgment.
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To hold up or support; to sustain; hold back; to put off for a time; to stiffen or steady, as a mast, by ropes.
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To remain; as, to stay at home all day; abide for a time; as, to stay at a hotel; to stand still.
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Stayer.
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Stayed.
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Staying.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To cause to stand: to stop: to restrain: to delay: to prevent from falling: to prop: to support:-pa.t. and pa.p. staid, stayed.
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Continuance in a place: abode for a time: stand: stop: a fixed state: (B.) a stand-still: prop: support: (naut.) 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):-pl. a kind of stiff inner waistcoat worn by women.
By Daniel Lyons
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Continuance; stop; delay; prop; support; rope supporting the mast of a ship.
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To remain; wait; cease acting; dwell.
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To stop; restrain; delay; prop; support.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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