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Pronunciation


Verb

  1. To remain in a particular place.
  2. : We stayed in Hawaii for a week.
  3. : I can only stay for an hour.
  4. To continue to have a particular quality.
  5. : Wear gloves so your hands stay warm.
  6. To postpone.
  7. : The governor stayed the execution until the appeal could be heard.


Derived terms


Translations

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  • Portuguese:
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Noun

  1. A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
  2. : The governor granted a stay of execution.
  3. A rope or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole or a mast, or other structural element.
  4. : The engineer insisted on using stays for the scaffolding.
  5. A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
  6. : Where are the stays for my collar?
  7. A period of time spent in a place.
  8. : I hope you enjoyed your stay in Hawaii.


Derived terms


Translations

  • Dutch: {{t+|nl|verblijf|n}}
  • Finnish: oleskelu
  • French: {{t+|fr|séjour|m}}
  • Italian: {{t-|it|permanenza|f}}
  • Polish: {{t-|pl|pobyt|m}}
  • Portuguese: estada , estadia
  • Spanish: {{t-|es|estadía|f}}

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stay \Stay\ (st[=a]), n. [AS. staeg, akin to D., G., Icel., Sw.,
& Dan. stag; cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai, of Teutonic origin.]
(Naut.)
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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In stays, or Hove in stays (Naut.), in the act or
situation of staying, or going about from one tack to
another. --R. H. Dana, Jr.

Stay holes (Naut.), openings in the edge of a staysail
through which the hanks pass which join it to the stay.

Stay tackle (Naut.), a tackle attached to a stay and used
for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side.

To miss stays (Naut.), to fail in the attempt to go about.
--Totten.

Triatic stay (Naut.), a rope secured at the ends to the
heads of the foremast and mainmast with thimbles spliced
to its bight into which the stay tackles hook.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stay \Stay\ (st[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stayed (st[=a]d) or
Staid (st[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Staying.] [OF. estayer,
F. ['e]tayer to prop, fr. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai, a prop,
probably fr. OD. stade, staeye, a prop, akin to E. stead; or
cf. stay a rope to support a mast. Cf. Staid, a., Stay,
v. i.]
1. To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to
hold up; to support.
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Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the
one side, and the other on the other side. --Ex.
xvii. 12.
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Sallows and reeds . . . for vineyards useful found
To stay thy vines. --Dryden.
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2. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to
satisfy in part or for the time.
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He has devoured a whole loaf of bread and butter,
and it has not staid his stomach for a minute. --Sir
W. Scott.
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3. To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist
successfully.
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She will not stay the siege of loving terms,
Nor bide the encounter of assailing eyes. --Shak.
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4. To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to
stop; to hold.
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Him backward overthrew and down him stayed
With their rude hands and grisly grapplement.
--Spenser.
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All that may stay their minds from thinking that
true which they heartily wish were false. --Hooker.
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5. To hinder; to delay; to detain; to keep back.
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Your ships are stayed at Venice. --Shak.
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This business staid me in London almost a week.
--Evelyn.
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I was willing to stay my reader on an argument that
appeared to me new. --Locke.
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6. To remain for the purpose of; to wait for. "I stay dinner
there." --Shak.
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7. To cause to cease; to put an end to.
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Stay your strife. --Shak.
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For flattering planets seemed to say
This child should ills of ages stay. --Emerson.
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8. (Engin.) To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a
flat sheet in a steam boiler.
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9. (Naut.) To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of
the vessel shall be presented to the wind.
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To stay a mast (Naut.), to incline it forward or aft, or to
one side, by the stays and backstays.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stay \Stay\, n. [Cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai support, and E. stay
a rope to support a mast.]
1. That which serves as a prop; a support. "My only strength
and stay." --Milton.
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Trees serve as so many stays for their vines.
--Addison.
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Lord Liverpool is the single stay of this ministry.
--Coleridge.
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2. pl. A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material,
worn by women, and rarely by men.
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How the strait stays the slender waist constrain.
--Gay.
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3. Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time;
sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city.
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Make haste, and leave thy business and thy care;
No mortal interest can be worth thy stay. --Dryden.
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Embrace the hero and his stay implore. --Waller.
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4. Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.
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Made of sphere metal, never to decay
Until his revolution was at stay. --Milton.
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Affairs of state seemed rather to stand at a stay.
--Hayward.
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5. Hindrance; let; check. [Obs.]
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They were able to read good authors without any
stay, if the book were not false. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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6. Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness;
sobriety. [Obs.] "Not grudging that thy lust hath bounds
and stays." --Herbert.
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The wisdom, stay, and moderation of the king.
--Bacon.
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With prudent stay he long deferred
The rough contention. --Philips.
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7. (Engin.) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts
together, or stiffen them.
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Stay bolt (Mech.), a bolt or short rod, connecting opposite
plates, so as to prevent them from being bulged out when
acted upon by a pressure which tends to force them apart,
as in the leg of a steam boiler.

Stay busk, a stiff piece of wood, steel, or whalebone, for
the front support of a woman's stays. Cf. Busk.

Stay rod, a rod which acts as a stay, particularly in a
steam boiler.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Stay \Stay\ (st[=a]), v. i. [[root]163. See Stay to hold up,
prop.]
1. To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a
space of time; to stop; to stand still.
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She would command the hasty sun to stay. --Spenser.
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Stay, I command you; stay and hear me first.
--Dryden.
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I stay a little longer, as one stays
To cover up the embers that still burn.
--Longfellow.
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2. To continue in a state.
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The flames augment, and stay
At their full height, then languish to decay.
--Dryden.
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3. To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.
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I 'll tell thee all my whole device
When I am in my coach, which stays for us. --Shak.
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The father can not stay any longer for the fortune.
--Locke.
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4. To dwell; to tarry; to linger.
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I must stay a little on one action. --Dryden.
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5. To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.
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I stay here on my bond. --Shak.
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Ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and
perverseness, and stay thereon. --Isa. xxx.
12.
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6. To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm
stayed. [Archaic]
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Here my commission stays. --Shak.
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7. To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays
well. [Colloq.]
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8. (Naut.) To change tack, as a ship.
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WordNet stay
n 1: 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"
2: 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"
3: 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" [syn: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop,
stoppage]
4: (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable
used as a support for a mast or spar
5: a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a
garment (e.g. a corset)
v 1: stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress
remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest
assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her
tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
[syn: remain, rest] [ant: change]
2: stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit;
we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner
here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!" [syn:
stick, stick around, stay put] [ant: move]
3: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a
bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: bide, abide]
4: 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" [syn: stay on,
continue, remain]
5: remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the
children" [ant: depart]
6: stop or halt; "Please stay the bloodshed!" [syn: detain, delay]
7: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility
remained long after they made up" [syn: persist, remain]
8: a trial of endurance; "ride out the storm" [syn: last out,
ride out, outride]
9: stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution
order"
10: fasten with stays
11: overcome or allay; "quell my hunger" [syn: quell, appease]
Moby Dictionary
abandon , abeyance , abide , abort , adhere , adjourn , advocate ,
afford support , afterthought , agglomerate , alpenstock , amnesty ,
anchor , arm , arrest , arrestation , athletic supporter , await , back ,
back up , backbone , backing , backpedal , backwater , bandeau , bar ,
be still , bear , bear up , bearer , bearing rein , belay , bell , berth ,
bide , bide the issue , billet at , bind , bit , bivouac , block ,
block up , blockade , blockage , bolster , bolster up , bottom , bra ,
brace , bracer , bracket , brake , brassiere , break , breath , breather ,
breathing place , breathing space , breathing spell , breathing time ,
bring to , bring up short , bunch , bung , bunk , buoy up ,
bureaucratic delay , burrow , buttress , cable , caesura , camp , cancel ,
cane , carrier , carry , carry on , caulk , cease , cease not ,
cease-fire , cervix , chain , check , checkmate , checkrein , chink ,
chock , choke , choke off , choke up , cigarette break , clasp , cleave ,
clinch , cling , cling to , clip the wings , clog , clog up , clot ,
cluster , coagulate , coast , cocktail hour , coffee break , cohabit ,
cohere , colonize , column , come to anchor , confine , congeal ,
congest , conglomerate , constipate , continue , continue to be , cork ,
corselet , corset , countercheck , cover , cradle , crook , crutch , curb ,
curb bit , cushion , cut it out , cut short , cutoff , dally , dam ,
dam up , damper , dawdle , day off , dead stop , deadlock , debarment ,
decelerate , defeat time , defer , deferment , deferral , defy time ,
delay , delayage , delayed reaction , desist , detain , detention ,
deter , determent , deterrence , dillydally , discontinuance ,
discontinuation , discontinue , discourage , discouragement ,
domesticate , domicile , domiciliate , doorstop , doss down ,
double take , downtime , drag , drag on , drag out , drag sail ,
dragging , draw rein , drift anchor , drift sail , drogue , drop ,
drop anchor , drop it , dwell , ease off , ease up , embrace , end ,
endgame , ending , endure , enforced respite , ensconce , establish ,
establish residence , estoppel , exemption , exist , extend , fetter ,
fill , fill up , final whistle , foil , forbiddance , foreclosure ,
forestalling , forestay , foul , found , foundation garment , freeze ,
freeze to , fulcrum , full stop , gird , girdle , give over ,
give support , go along , go on , grasp , grinding halt , ground ,
grow together , gun , guy , guywire , halt , hamper , hang , hang about ,
hang around , hang fire , hang on , hang out , hang together , hang up ,
hang-up , happy hour , have done with , hesitation , hinder , hindrance ,
hive , hold , hold back , hold everything , hold in check , hold off ,
hold on , hold out , hold over , hold steady , hold together , hold up ,
hold your horses , holdback , holdup , holiday , hug , immunity , impede ,
impunity , indemnity , inhabit , interim , interlude , intermezzo ,
intermission , intermittence , interrupt , interruption , interval ,
jam , jock , jockstrap , jog on , keep , keep afloat , keep back ,
keep going , keep house , keep on , keep quiet , keep up , knock it off ,
lag , lagging , lapse , last , last long , last out , lay aside , lay by ,
lay off , lay over , layoff , layover , leave off , lend support ,
let down , let up , letup , lie still , line , linger , live , live at ,
live on , live through , locate , lockout , lodge , logjam , loiter ,
lose ground , lose momentum , lose speed , lull , mainstay , maintain ,
maintainer , make late , mark time , martingale , mass , mast , moderate ,
moor , moratorium , move , neck , nest , never cease , nolle prosequi ,
non prosequitur , nonprosecution , not breathe , not stir , obstipate ,
obstruct , obstruction , obviation , occupy , pack , paperasserie , park ,
pause , pelham , people , perch , perdure , perennate , persist ,
pigeonhole , pillow , plug , plug up , populate , postpone ,
postponement , preclusion , predicate , prevail , prevent , prevention ,
procrastinate , prohibition , prolong , prop , prorogate , prorogue ,
protract , pull up , push aside , put aside , put off , put on ice ,
put paid to , quit , recess , red tape , red-tapeism , red-tapery , reef ,
refrain , rein in , reinforce , reinforcement , reinforcer , relax ,
relinquish , relocate , remain , remain motionless , remission , remora ,
renounce , repose , reprieve , reserve , reside , respite , rest ,
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