stay

Definitions of stay in various dictionaries:

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

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 verb s 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.

verb - to continue in a place or condition