Word Information

Stay

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Definitions for Stay

noun
continuing or remaining in a place or state
Examples
  1. they had a nice stay in Paris
  2. a lengthy hospital stay
  3. a four-month stay in bankruptcy court
noun
the state of inactivity following an interruption
Synonyms
arrest check halt hitch stop stoppage
Examples
  1. the negotiations were in arrest
  2. held them in check
  3. during the halt he got some lunch
  4. the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow
  5. he spent the entire stop in his seat
noun
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
Examples
  1. the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court
noun
a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
noun
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
verb
stay the same
Synonyms
remain rest
Examples
  1. remain in a certain state
  2. The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it
  3. rest assured
  4. stay alone
  5. He remained unmoved by her tears
  6. The bad weather continued for another week
verb
stay put (in a certain place)
Synonyms
stick stick around stay put
Examples
  1. We are staying in Detroit
  2. we are not moving to Cincinnati
  3. Stay put in the corner here!
  4. Stick around and you will learn something!
verb
dwell
Synonyms
bide abide
Examples
  1. You can stay with me while you are in town
  2. stay a bit longer--the day is still young
verb
continue in a place, position, or situation
Synonyms
stay on continue remain
Examples
  1. After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser
  2. Stay with me, please
  3. despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year
  4. She continued as deputy mayor for another year
verb
remain behind
Examples
  1. I had to stay at home and watch the children
verb
stop or halt
Synonyms
detain delay
Examples
  1. Please stay the bloodshed!
verb
stay behind
Synonyms
persist remain
Examples
  1. The smell stayed in the room
  2. The hostility remained long after they made up
verb
hang on during a trial of endurance
Synonyms
last out ride out outride
Examples
  1. ride out the storm
verb
stop a judicial process
Examples
  1. The judge stayed the execution order
verb
fasten with stays
verb
overcome or allay
Synonyms
quell appease
Examples
  1. quell my hunger

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