1. • noun - continuing or remaining in a place or state
   • noun - the state of inactivity following an interruption
   • noun - a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
   • 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
   • verb - stay put (in a certain place)
   • verb - dwell
   • verb - continue in a place, position, or situation
   • verb - remain behind
   • verb - stop or halt
   • verb - stay behind
   • verb - hang on during a trial of endurance
   • verb - stop a judicial process
   • verb - fasten with stays
   • verb - overcome or allay
2. • To continue to be in a place or condition: stay home; stay calm.
   • To remain or sojourn as a guest or lodger: stayed at a motel.
   • To stop moving; halt.
   • To wait; pause.
   • To endure or persist: stayed with the original plan.
   • To keep up in a race or contest: tried to stay with the lead runner.
   • To meet a bet in poker without raising it.
   • To stand one’s ground; remain firm.
   • To cease from a specified activity.
   • To stop or halt; check.
   • To postpone; delay.
   • To delay or stop the effect of (an order, for example) by legal action or mandate: stay a prisoner’s execution.
   • To satisfy or appease temporarily: stayed his anger.
   • To remain during: stayed the week with my parents; stayed the duration of the game.
   • To wait for; await: “I will not stay thy questions.
   • The act of halting; check.
   • The act of coming to a halt.
   • A brief period of residence or visiting.
   • These verbs mean to continue to be in a given place.
   • To brace, support, or prop up.
   • To strengthen or sustain mentally or spiritually.
   • To rest or fix on for support.
   • A support or brace.
   • A strip of bone, plastic, or metal, used to stiffen a garment or part, such as a corset or shirt collar.
   • A heavy rope or cable, usually of wire, used as a brace or support for a mast or spar.
   • To put (a ship) on the opposite tack or to come about.
3. • v - to continue in a place or condition

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