Meaning of 'stay'

noun

continuing or remaining in a place or state

Example: "they had a nice stay in Paris"

noun

(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

noun

a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

noun

a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

Example: "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"

noun

the state of inactivity following an interruption

Synonyms: check

verb

stay the same

Synonyms: rest remain

verb

stop or halt

Example: "Please stay the bloodshed!"

Synonyms: delay detain

verb

overcome or allay

Synonyms: quell appease

verb

fasten with stays

verb

stay put (in a certain place)

Example: "We are staying in Detroit"

Synonyms: stick stick around stay put

verb

remain behind

Example: "I had to stay at home and watch the children"

verb

stop a judicial process

Example: "The judge stayed the execution order"

verb

hang on during a trial of endurance

Synonyms: outride last out ride out

verb

dwell

Example: "You can stay with me while you are in town"

Synonyms: abide bide

verb

continue in a place, position, or situation

Example: "After graduation, they stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser."

Synonyms: remain continue stay on

verb

stay behind

Example: "The smell stayed in the room"

Synonyms: remain persist