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stay
verb(stay)
hang on during a trial of endurance
Synonyms: last out, outride, ride out,
stay
verb(stay)
stay the same; remain in a certain state
Synonyms: remain, rest,
Antonyms: change,
Examples:
Stay alone.
stay
verb(stay)
stay put (in a certain place)
Synonyms: stay put, stick, stick around,
Antonyms: move,
Examples:
We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati.
stay
noun(stay)
the state of inactivity following an interruption
Synonyms: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stop, stoppage,
Examples:
The momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow.
stay
verb(stay)
dwell
Synonyms: abide, bide,
Examples:
You can stay with me while you are in town.
Stay a bit longer--the day is still young.
stay
verb(stay)
overcome or allay
Synonyms: appease, quell,
stay
verb(stay)
stop or halt
Synonyms: delay, detain,
Examples:
Please stay the bloodshed!.
stay
verb(stay)
continue in a place, position, or situation
Synonyms: continue, remain, stay on,
Examples:
After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser.
stay
verb(stay)
stay behind
Synonyms: persist, remain,
Examples:
The smell stayed in the room.
stay
noun(stay)
a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted
Examples:
The Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court.
stay
noun(stay)
a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)
stay
noun(stay)
continuing or remaining in a place or state
Examples:
They had a nice stay in Paris.
A lengthy hospital stay.
A four-month stay in bankruptcy court.
stay
verb(stay)
fasten with stays
stay
noun(stay)
(nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar
stay
verb(stay)
stop a judicial process
Examples:
The judge stayed the execution order.
stay
(stay)
remain behind
Antonyms: depart,
Examples:
I had to stay at home and watch the children.

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